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Meigs' syndrome mimicking heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a case report.

Yoko MurayamaYoshiro KamoiHiroyuki YamamotoJun IsogaiTakahiro Tanaka
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2020)
Our case highlights the clinical importance of assessing Meigs' syndrome in the diagnostic workup of pleural effusion in postmenopausal female patients. Given the favorable prognosis of Meigs' syndrome, clinicians should consider surgical resection, even with potentially malignant ovarian tumors with accompanying pleural effusion, ascites, or both.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • bone mineral density
  • cell free
  • postmenopausal women