Why the study?
Is pericardial disease associated with predominantly left-sided pleural effusions?
Population
35 patients with pericardial disease and pleural effusion
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports left-sided pleural effusion predominance in pericardial disease; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Is pericardial disease associated with predominantly left-sided pleural effusions?
In patients with pericardial disease, pleural effusions tend to be predominantly left-sided, contrasting with the right-sided predominance typically seen in heart failure.
Weiss et al. (1983) studied this question.
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