Congestive heart failure is the leading cause of pleural effusion in the north-west of Iran

Introduction: Pleural effusion (PE) is a common manifestation of pulmonary and non–pulmonary diseases, and the first step for diagnosing the etiology is analysis of pleural fluid. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of PE in a tertiary referral hospital in the North-West of Iran....

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Main Authors: Masoud Nazemiyeh, Amirhossein Dorraji, Masoud Nouri-Vaskeh, Akbar Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:https://jcvtr.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jcvtr-11-244.pdf