Standard diuretic therapy within GDMT yielded comparable outcomes to pleural drainage in elderly acute heart failure with moderate pleural effusion.
Heart Failure Fluid Buildup: One Treatment May Be Enough
This retrospective observational cohort study of 514 elderly acute heart failure patients with moderate pleural effusion in China found that…
For many older heart failure patients, standard medication alone may be just as effective as a procedure to drain fluid from the lungs, pote…
Subcarinal angle and biomarkers associated with mortality in ICU COPD patients
Narrower Chest Angle Means Higher Risk for COPD Patients
A retrospective cohort study of 108 COPD patients in the ICU found that narrower subcarinal angle values on chest X-rays, along with congest…
A narrower chest angle on a standard X-ray signals higher death risk for critically ill COPD patients, offering doctors a simple clue to pre…