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 ...

Although there are many causes of pericardial effusion, in this patient, we can quickly narrow the differential diagnosis on the basis of the hemorrhagic nature of the effusion. Viral infections ...

Cardiac tamponade is life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation ... and the differential diagnosis may initially be elusive.

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 ...

Central venous catheterization is widely used in neonatal units. Pericardial effusion (PCE) is an uncommon but life-threatening complication. PCE and tamponade have been reported in 1 to 3% of ...

following pericardial drainage in patients with malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) remain unclear. Patients with pathologically documented lung cancer, who had undergone pericardial drainage for ...