{"id":9991,"date":"2010-09-13T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiophile.org\/?p=5282"},"modified":"2023-10-15T15:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T10:19:01","slug":"bilateral-pleural-effusion-in-heart-failure-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/bilateral-pleural-effusion-in-heart-failure-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilateral pleural effusion in heart failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzHaC_Zbp6k?si=VAkEjaqU3T8H_soU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"irc_it\">\n<div class=\"irc_hd\">\n<div class=\"irc-sec i54602\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\n<h2 class=\"irc_asc\"><span class=\"irc_su\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #008000;\">Bilateral pleural effusion in heart failure<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"irc_rcc i17893\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjQiM_lmYjdAhVNOSsKHexMDvIQ5YsBegQIARAU\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_36736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36736\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36736\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Bilateral-pleural-effusion-in-heart-failure.png\" alt=\"Bilateral pleural effusion in heart failure\" width=\"1200\" height=\"895\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bilateral pleural effusion in heart failure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both costophrenic angles are obliterated indicating bilateral pleural effusion. The level of the effusion is higher on the right side. There is enlargement of the cardiac outline, partly obscured by the pleural effusion. Ascending aortic shadow is also more prominent. Another skiagram showing a more florid situation is available <a href=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/x-ray-chest-pa-view-in-heart-failure\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both costophrenic angles are obliterated indicating bilateral pleural effusion. 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