Pulmonary heart disease, also known as cor pulmonale, is the existing condition of failure of the right side of the heart caused by a high amount of long term pressure in the right ventricle and pulmonary arteries. The failure of the right ventricle of the heart is due to the enlargement of the muscle and lungs, blood vessels or chest wall abnormalities resulting in a pulmonary disorder. The causes of pulmonary heart disease are associated with many other disorders and if left untreated, congestive heart failure of the right side of the heart is often the result. The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Pulmonary heart disease includes the 9 symptoms listed below:
1. Dyspnoea
2. Chest pain
3. Tachycardia
4. Tachypnoea
5. Shortness of breath
6. Shortness of breath on exertion
7. Syncope
8. Fatigue
9. Weight loss