Exudative effusions in congestive heart failure

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1518-1523

  Eid, Alain A ^a   Keddissi, Jean I ^a   Samaha, Michel ^a   Tawk, Maroun M ^a   Kimmell, Kristopher ^a   Kinasewitz, Gary T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Coronary artery bypass graft; Exudate; Lymphatic clearance; Pleural effusions; RBC; Transudate

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIURETIC THERAPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOCENTESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036436163     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.5.1518     Document Type: Article

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