Bakir F, Murtadha M, Saleem M, Ghafour A S, Shaarbaf H, Urlich L
Respiration. 1982;43(4):271-6. doi: 10.1159/000194494.
The incidence of chronic cor pulmonale in Iraq has been studied for the first time. Of the total 1,102 cardiac cases admitted to the Medical City Hospital in a 1-year period, 168 patients belonged to this group (15.25%). The most frequent cause is chronic obstructive airway disease. Smoking is thought to be an important factor in the occurrence of obstruction. Chronic and repeated infections during different phases of life are thought to play a major role in the pathogenesis. Occupation and dust probably have no significant effect. Schistosomiasis and tuberculosis are rare causes.
伊拉克首次对慢性肺源性心脏病的发病率进行了研究。在一年时间里入住医疗城医院的1102例心脏病患者中，有168例属于这一类别（15.25%）。最常见的病因是慢性阻塞性气道疾病。吸烟被认为是发生阻塞的一个重要因素。生命不同阶段的慢性和反复感染被认为在发病机制中起主要作用。职业和粉尘可能没有显著影响。血吸虫病和结核病是罕见病因。
