Pulmonary Pressure Necrosis due to Chronic Pleural Effusion after Heart Transplantation: A Case Report

Abstract A 51-year-old woman had severe restrictive cardiomyopathy with heart failure. The first symptoms had started 12 years ago, and her symptoms gradually worsened. She was treated with diuretics, intermittent but repetitive thoracentesis, and paracentesis due to recurrent pleural effusion and a...

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Main Authors: Jae Seung Jung, Sung Ho Lee, Jeong Hyeon Lee, Kyung Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-05-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1376178