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The Incidence of Diastolic Right Atrial Collapse in Patients With Pleural Effusion in the Absence of Pericardial Effusion
Author(s) -
Sadaniantz Ara,
Anastacio Ramon,
Verma Vikas,
Aprahamian Nadine
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03017.x
Subject(s) - pericardial effusion , medicine , effusion , pleural effusion , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , population , radiology , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of cardiac chamber collapse assessed by echocardiography and explore possible mechanisms in a clinical population of 116 patients with pleural effusion in the absence of pericardial effusion. We found that the frequency of chamber collapse was 18% in patients with pleural effusion in the absence of pericardial effusion, thus cardiac chamber collapse occurs in patients with pleural effusion. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 20, April 2003)