Effusive–constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon pericardial syndrome characterized by concomitant tamponade, caused by tense pericardial effusion, and constriction, caused by the visceral ...

A pericardial effusion is the buildup of excess fluid between the heart and the sac surrounding the heart, known as the pericardium. Pericardial effusion is the buildup of an excess amount of fluid in ...

Cardiac tamponade is life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation of fluid, pus, blood, clots, or gas, as a result of effusion, trauma, or rupture of ...

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 ...

The management of pericardial diseases is largely empirical because of the relative lack of randomized trials that involve patients with these conditions. A first attempt to bring together and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Three patients in both the treatment and nontreatment groups developed small, asymptomatic pericardial effusions ...

The BMT database at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital contains prospectively collected data on all patients transplanted at our center. Database records on 205 patients receiving a blood or marrow ...

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.

Pericarditis is inflammation of the sac around the heart, called the pericardium. If pericarditis becomes chronic, it can lead to pericardial effusion. This is when the pericardium fills with fluid.

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 ...