Pericardial effusion can develop into cardiac tamponade, which is a medical emergency. If you have symptoms such as chest pressure or pain, shortness of breath, and dizziness, go to the ER as soon ...

Check for dullness in the in the posterior lung fields. Dullness at the left lower lung field is Ewart's sign of pericardial effusion, ... Additional signs of pericardial effusion.

According to safety data, the rate of postoperative pericardial effusion was reduced with posterior left pericardiotomy (12% vs. 21%), whereas postoperative major adverse events were similar ...

Individuals without pericardial effusion have a small amount of pericardial fluid (15 mL to 50 mL), which helps promote cardiac chamber interaction by allowing the heart to move freely without ...

A 62-year-old woman was evaluated for recurrent hemorrhagic pericardial effusion. Fourteen years earlier, she had undergone transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect. A diagnosis was made.

Performing a posterior left pericardiotomy during cardiac surgery appears to markedly reduce the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation ... As expected, pericardiotomy was associated with a lower ...

The researchers reported that post-op pericardial effusion was lower in the left pericardiotomy group at 12% versus 21% in the no-intervention group (RR 0.58, 95% CI 0.37-0.91).

Lather HD, Kahlenberg JM: Hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with tamponade: a rare adverse effect of infliximab – case report and literature review. Case Rep Rheumatol 2016; 2016: 2576496.

Pericardial effusion (PCE) ... CXR in antero-posterior view showed cardiomegaly with an increase in cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) from 50 to 70% with haziness of lung fields.

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, ...