10 Cor Pulmonale Symptoms
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Blue Skin
Skin may appear to have a bluish tinge in people with cor pulmonale. The medical term for such discoloration of the skin is cyanosis. It usually affects the fingers and toes or the lips and mouth.
The skin looks blue because of the color of blood. While healthy, oxygen-filled blood is red, blood is blue when it does not contain enough oxygen. Lack of oxygen in the blood occurs with cor pulmonale because the heart is unable to pump blood around the body efficiently.
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