A patient with restrictive lung disease develops a rise in pulmonary circulation pressure subsequently increasing the work of the right ventricle.This is BEST described as:

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Pulmonary hypertension due to hypoxemia,fibrosis,and compression of the pulmonary capillaries leads to a type of right-sided heart failure termed cor pulmonale.The increase in pulmonary circulation pressure leads to pulmonary hypertension.

A Patient with Restrictive Lung Disease Develops a Rise in Pulmonary