…rather than left-sided which is mainly caused by infection.
any medical expert here?!
Explain why heart failure mainly causes right-sided pleural effusion..?
28
Feb
…rather than left-sided which is mainly caused by infection.
any medical expert here?!
Pat-RN
February 28, 2010 at 6:56 pm
In heart failure the left ventricle is unable to pump blood efficiently and causes a back up of fluids into the lungs. The reason right sided pleural effusion is more common in CHF patients is simply because people tend to lie on their right side and the fluid collects in the right lung.