Pericardial effusion predicts mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Main Authors: Can Yücel Karabay (Author), Gokhan Gol (Author), Arzu Kalayci (Author), Alev Kilicgedik (Author), Merve Ciftci (Author), Hakan Gunen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pericardial effusion (PE) is a current issue proven to be a mortality predictor, especially in pulmonary arterial hypertension. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the pr...