| Literature DB >> 13890003 |
Abstract
Examination of the post-mortem records of 1,391 unselected cases showed that the commonest condition associated with excessive diffuse enlargement of the kidneys was chronic cor pulmonale. A less striking enlargement was found in some cases of chronic rheumatic heart disease.A hypothesis is put forward in which the renal enlargement is regarded as a work hypertrophy brought about by the kidneys' efforts to compensate for a chronic respiratory acidosis.Entities:
Keywords: KIDNEY/pathology; PULMONARY HEART DISEASE/pathology
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Year: 1961 PMID: 13890003 PMCID: PMC480286 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.14.5.552
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN: 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411