Prevalence of pericardial effusion in systemic diseases

Pericardial fluid profiles of pericardial effusion in systemic sclerosis patients.

BACKGROUND Cardiac involvement is one of clinical presentations in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The pericardial fluid profile and the causes of pericardial effusion were our focus. OBJECTIVES To demonstrate the characteristics and causes of pericardial effusion in SSc. METHODS A descriptive retrospective study was performed on SSc patients with symptomatic pericardial effusion at Srinagarind H...

Primary systemic amyloidosis with bloody pericardial effusion.

A 73-year-old woman was admitted due to exertional dyspnea. It was considered that a large amount of pericardial effusion caused diastolic heart failure; pericardial paracentesis showed bloody effusion. There were no findings of malignancy or other abnormal findings in the examination. Further examinations were planned but she died of ventricular tachycardia attack. Pathological autopsy reveale...

Prognostic relevance of pericardial effusion in patients with malignant diseases

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Table 1. Etiological diagnosis and frequency of pericardial involvement in malignant diseases. Prognostic relevance of pericar-dial effusion in patients with malignant diseases TO THE EDITOR: Malignancy is a common cause of peri-cardial effusion, and maligna...

Pericardial effusion, a manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

PERICARDIAL effusion can be a striking physical and radiologic finding, but its occurrence as a manifestation of disseminated lupus erythematosus has not been emphasized. During the last 2 years 4 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who had an associated pericardial effusion were seen at this hospital. Two of this group were misdiagnosed and treated incorreetly, partly because of failure...

Pericardial effusion.