A pericardial effusion occurs when a significant amount of fluid fills the pericardial space. Individuals without pericardial effusion have a small amount of pericardial fluid (15 mL to 50 mL), which ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: A 55-year-old relative of mine was discovered to have a pericardial effusion after a routine heart scan. We have been told this is usually the result of lupus, rheumatoid arthritis ...

A 58-year-old woman presents to the hospital reporting fatigue, swelling of the legs and feet, and shortness of breath. She explains that her symptoms have been getting worse over the past 2 months.

Pericardial effusion means the build-up of too much fluid in the double-layered, saclike structure near one’s heart (pericardium). Pericardial effusion can lead to excess pressure on the heart, ...

We have read with great interest the article of Kunitoh et al, 2009 published recently on this Journal, about the use of intrapericardial Bleomycin in malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) with lung ...

An IRB-approved retrospective review of the medical records of 409 consecutive HSCT recipients, who underwent transplant between January 2012 and April 2016 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical ...

1 1st Department of Cardiology, Leszek Giec Upper‑Silesian Medical Centre, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 2 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Leszek Giec Upper‑Silesian Medical Centre, ...

This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Although well tolerated for some patients, fluid buildup around the heart, particularly in excess, can cause other complications like ...

I UNDERWENT AN ULTRASOUND SCAN THIS MORNING AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION. THERE IS PROMINENCE OF THE HEPATIC VEINS, PORTAL VEIN AND THE DRAINING VEINS FROM THE SPLEEN. COULD THIS ...

Morbidity of cytoreductive surgery with intraperitoneal chemotherapy in recurrent disease at a single institution. Background: Malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) is a relatively common complication ...