Table 2.

Clinical Picture at Admission and After Decongestive Therapy in Patients With HF-Associated Pleural Effusion

Patient no.	Age (years)/ sex	Primary diagnosis of HF	ECG	EF (%)	Before decongestion therapy				After decongestion therapy					X-ray CT	Clinical course
					Rales	Leg edema	BW (kg)	BNP (pg/mL)	Rales	Leg edema	ΔBW (kg)	BNP (pg/mL)	US-PLE
1	91/F	Systolic HF	Af	24	Yes	Yes	NA	598	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	Transfer
2	91/F	Systolic HF	Af	47	Yes	Yes	33.6	897	No	No	−1.4	294	Absent	No	Improved
3	85/F	Systolic HF	Af	49	No	Yes	69.3	771	No	No	−3.9	146	Absent	No	Improved
4	86/F	AR	SR	53	No	Yes	36	589	No	No	−1.4	387	Reduced	NA	Improved
5	91/M	HHD	SR	80	Yes	Yes	58.4	471	No	No	−9.3	224	Absent	No	Improved
6	91/M	HHD	SR	64	Yes	Yes	57.9	806	Yes	No	−5.6	383	Absent	No	Improved
7	83/M	Arrhythmia	Af	60	Yes	Yes	NA	576	No	No	NA	56	Reduced	No	Improved
8	92/M	HCM	Af	48	No	Yes	NA	958	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	No	Died
9	99/F	AS	Af	40	Yes	Yes	38.2	2,864	NA	NA	NA	1,553	NA	No	Died
10	62/M	CHD	SR	57	No	Yes	46.2	631	No	No	−4.8	123	Absent	No	Improved
11	69/F	MS	Af	54	No	Yes	33.3	132	No	No	−2.3	78	Reduced	No	Improved
12	93/M	HHD	SR	81	Yes	Yes	76.9	211	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	Transfer
13	85/F	AS	Af	60	No	Yes	39.5	237	No	No	−4.2	97	Absent	NA	Improved
14	86/M	Systolic HF	Af	39	Yes	Yes	43.6	460	No	No	−6	179	Absent	NA	Improved
15	65/M	Systolic HF	Af	15	Yes	Yes	50.2	596	Yes	No	−5.7	92	Absent	No	Improved

Systolic heart failure (HF) included ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathy. Af, atrial fibrillation; AR, aortic regurgitation; AS, aortic stenosis; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; BW, body weight; CHD, congenital heart disease; CT, computed tomography; ECG, electrocardiography; EF, ejection fraction; F, female; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; HHD, hypertensive heart disease; M, male; MS, mitral stenosis; NA, not available; SR, sinus rhythm; US-PLE, ultrasound pleural effusion.