Extreme obesity can lead to cor pulmonale by restricting respiratory excursions of the chest over a long period.
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Diseases that restrict the respiratory excursions of the chest for a long period may lead to cor pulmonale but obesity is not usually recognized among them. The following report is of a case of cor pulmonale from extreme obesity.
T. B. Counihan (Sun,) reported a other. Extreme obesity can lead to cor pulmonale by restricting respiratory excursions of the chest over a long period.