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Chylothorax and chylous ascites due to heart failure
V Villena1, A de Pablo, P Martín-Escribano
1Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
The European Respiratory Journal
|July 1, 1995
Abstract:
Chylous ascites and chylothorax have rarely been reported as a consequence of severe right heart failure. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of both disorders occurring as a result of ischaemic cardiomyopathy. The autopsy findings and possible mechanisms of production are discussed.