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Lymphocytic pleural effusion in postpericardiotomy syndrome
Y K Kim1, Z Mohsenifar, S K Koerner
1Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine.
American Heart Journal
|May 1, 1988
Summary
Postpericardiotomy syndrome can cause lymphocytic pleural effusions after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. This condition should be considered in patients with similar effusions post-CABG.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Pulmonology
Background:
- Postpericardiotomy syndrome is a known complication after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- Lymphocytic exudative pleural effusions are typically associated with conditions like tuberculosis, lymphoma, and neoplasms.