Pericardial effusion is the buildup of an excess amount of fluid in your pericardium, which is the sac that surrounds your heart and keeps it stable as it beats in your chest. (Photo Credit ...

or a pericardial effusion of more than trivial size. 2 Since chest pain is the presenting symptom in virtually all patients for whom a diagnosis of pericarditis would be considered, as a practical ...

Pericardial effusion is the medical term for fluid buildup in the space around the heart. Treatment can depend on what is causing the fluid to build up. The fluid appears between the membrane sac ...

When it becomes injured or infected, fluid can build up between its layers. Pericardial effusion, as the condition is called, strains the heart’s ability to pump blood. This condition can have ...

Out of these three patients, one had trivial PEF and two had no PEF at ... All 10 patients underwent pericardiocentesis and placement of a pericardial drain. The median duration of mechanical ...

The group aimed to use evidence-based data, where possible, to determine which patients need immediate drainage of the pericardial effusion; whether echocardiography is sufficient to guide ...

(UPDATED) Cancer patients who experience pericardial effusion, either due to their malignancy or in reaction to chemotherapy or radiotherapy, may have better long-term outcomes if they receive ...

Prolonged QTc interval, pericardial effusion and diastolic dysfunction are associated with higher mortality.

Cardiac tamponade was diagnosed when the pericardial effusion led to hypoperfusion and systolic pressure dropped below 80 mm Hg. Pericardiocentesis was performed under fluoroscopic guidance by a ...

Cardiac tamponade occurs when a pericardial effusion exerts a significant amount of pressure externally on the heart, resulting in impaired right ventricular filling eventually causing decreased ...