Bilateral Pleural Effusions in Congestive Heart Failure

The salt-avid state that accounts for the clinical syndrome congestive heart failure (CHF) leads to an initial expansion of intra- and subsequent rise in extravascular volumes that can include the appearance of pleural effusion. Herein, we present a 54-year-old man with a dilated cardiomyopathy who...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of the medical sciences 2008-06, Vol.335 (6), p.484-488
Hauptverfasser:	Ahmad, Khurram, Gandhi, Malay S., Weber, Karl T., Chapman Smith, W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnostic imaging Congestive heart failure Diuretics - therapeutic use Furosemide - therapeutic use General aspects Heart Failure - complications Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging Humans Hydrothorax - diagnostic imaging Hydrothorax - drug therapy Hydrothorax - etiology Lymphatic drainage Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pleural effusion Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging Pleural Effusion - drug therapy Pleural Effusion - etiology Pleural fluids kinetics Pneumology Radiography Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Treatment Outcome
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