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- The Congestive Heart Failure Pleural Effusion | Acibadem . . .
One common complication associated with CHF is pleural effusion, which is the accumulation of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura—the thin membranes lining the lungs and chest wall Understanding the relationship between congestive heart failure and pleural effusion is essential for effective diagnosis and management
- Pleural Effusions in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure . . .
Most pleural effusions associated with heart failure are transudates, but 20% to 25% have increased protein and lactate dehydrogenase levels suggesting an exudative process
- Pleural Effusion in Congestive Heart Failure - CHEST
Pleural effusions are commonly seen in patients with congestive heart failure They are usually bilateral or right sided and are rarely left sided An important step in the evaluation of any pleural effusion is the classification of the fluid into a transudate or an exudate Transudative effusions develop when there is a change in systemic factors such as an increase in capillary hydrostatic
- Pleural Effusions in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure . . .
An albumin gradient of greater than 1 2 g dL suggests that the fluid is a transudate The presence of a pleural effusion in a hospitalized patient at discharge is associated with an increased likelihood of rehospitalization and mortality within the next year Patients with large symptomatic pleural effusions may require therapeutic thoracentesis
- Pericardial and Pleural Effusions in Congestive Heart Failure . . .
Pleural effusion forms with acute elevation of the right-sided or the left-sided filling pressure in the heart In patients with congestive heart failure, elevated right-sided filling pressures are less common than elevated left-sided filling pressures, thus, explaining a lower prevalence of pericardial than pleural effusions
- Bilateral Asymmetrical Pleural Effusion Due to Congestive . . .
Pleural effusion secondary to cardiovascular diseases is commonly encountered in clinical practice It can be caused by congestive heart failure (CHF) or developed during pericardial diseases, after coronary artery bypass surgery, after heart transplantation, and in post–cardiac injury (Dressler) syndrome
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