A massive pericardial effusion in a cancer patient

Pugliatti, Pietro; Donato, Rocco; Gregorio, Cesare de; Patanè, Salvatore

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.141

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“…Another study by Shimoni, Avi et al [15] reported that the incidence rate of pericardial effusion in myocardial infarction(MI) patients was 28.6%. Some of other studies demonstrated that the incidence rate of pericardial effusion varies 10 to 30% [16][17][18].…”

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Frequency and Causes of Pericardial Effusion in Patients Presenting to Emergency Department with Dyspnea

Abrar¹,

Faisal²,

Rehman³

et al. 2021

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Objective: To determine the frequency and causes of pericardial effusion in patients presenting to emergency department with dyspnea. Study Design: Prospective/Observational study Place & Duration:Cardiac Centre, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS),Islamabad for duration of one year from January 2019 to Dec 2019. Methods: A total 220 patients of both genders with ages above 20 years presented with dyspnea were enrolled in this study. Patients detailed medical history was recorded after taking informed consent. All patients had received echocardiography to examine the incidence of pericardial effusion. Causes of pericardial effusion were recorded. Data was analyzed by SPSS 24.0. Results: Out of 220 patients 38 (17.27%) patients had pericardial effusion. Among these 26 (68.42%) were males while rest 31.58% patients were females. 5 (13.16%) patients had ages <40 years while 33 (86.84%) patients had ages >40 years. 20 (52.63%) patients had small size effusion, 15 (39.47%) patients had moderate size and 3 (7.89%) patients had large size effusion. Neoplastic diseases were the commonest cause of pericardial effusion found in 15 (39.47%) patients followed by idiopathic in 10 (26.32%), uremia in 6 (15.79%) patients, 3 (7.89%) patients had bacterial infections, 3 (7.89%) had HIV positive and 1 (2.63%) patient had other. Conclusion: It is concluded that incidence of pericardial effusion is high in patients with unexplained dyspnea. Neoplastic was the commonest cause of pericardial effusion. Keywords: Pericardial Effusion, Frequency, Causes, Dyspnea. Electrocardiogram

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Frequency and Causes of Pericardial Effusion in Patients Presenting to Emergency Department with Dyspnea

Abrar¹,

Faisal²,

Rehman³

et al. 2021

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“…Pericardial effusion should be considered as an alternative diagnosis for patients with unexplained dyspnea, even if it seems implausible to the EP. [7,8] Pericardial effusions are one of the most common reasons for urgent cardiac ultrasonography in the emergency department. Patients who do not get prompt treatment for pericardial effusions are at risk of mortality.…”

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Pericardial Effusionin Patients Admitted in Emergency Department: Frequency and Causes

Khan¹,

Memon²,

Shehram³

et al. 2022

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Objective:A study of pericardial effusions in individuals with dyspnea was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and aetiology. Study Design:Prospective/Observational Study Place and Duration: Multicenteric study conducted at DHQ Hospital Bagh AJK/ Federal Govt. Polyclinic Hospital Islamabad and DHQ Teaching Hospital Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala. Duration was six months from 1st Oct 2021 to 31st March 2022. Methods:There were 135 patients of both genders had ages 18-75 years were presented in this study. Patients with dyspnea were admitted to emergency department. After obtaining informed written consent, we compiled detailed demographic information on all enrolled patients.Pericardial effusion was detected in all cases using echocardiography.The causes of pericardial effusion have been studied." SPSS 22.0 was used to analyze the data. Results: There were 75 (55.6%) males and 60 (44.4%) females in this study. Mean age of the patients was 58.16±10.79 years and had mean BMI 23.9±10.45 kg/m2. Majority of the patients were illiterate 90 (66.7%) and 45 (33.3%) were literate. We found frequency of pericardial effusions among 26 (19.3%) cases. Majority were males 17 (65.4%) and 9 (34.6%) were females. Most common cause of pericardial effusions were neoplastic diseases 10 (38.5%), idiopathic found in 8 (30.8%) cases, 3 (11.4%) had uremia, bacterial infections in 2 (7.7%) cases, frequency of HIV cases was 2 (7.7%) and 1 (3.8%) had other causes. Among 26 patients of pericardial effusions, small size effusion found in 14 (53.8%) cases, moderate size in 8 (30.8%) cases and large size in 4 (15.4%) cases. Conclusion: According to this study,patients with unexplained dyspnea had an increased risk of developing pericardial effusion,. The most prevalent cause of pericardial effusion was a neoplastic disease. Keywords:Electrocardiogram, Causes, Pericardial Effusion, Frequency, Dyspnea

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“…Pericardial effusion can be attributed to several etiologies, including malignant and non-malignant causes [6]. The known causes include neoplasia, infection, congestive heart failure, Iatrogenicity, radiation, trauma, connective tissue diseases, pericardial injury, and metabolic causes such as uremia and hypothyroidism; a substantial number of effusions are idiopathic [7][8][9].…”

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Etiology of Pericardial Effusion and Outcomes Post Pericardiocentesis in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A Single-center Experience

Albugami

Al-Husayni

Almalki

et al. 2020

Cureus

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Background Pericardial effusion is the accumulation of blood or excess fluid in the cavity between the heart and the pericardium sac. Pericardial effusion can be caused by several etiologies, including malignant and non-malignant causes. Pericardiocentesis is the gold standard assessment method for pericardial effusion etiology. The aim of this study was to identify the long-term outcome of patients who presented with massive pericardial effusion and underwent pericardiocentesis at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, a large tertiary hospital in the western part of Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a single-center retrospective cross-sectional study conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between January 2013 to December 2018. Data were collected from patient's charts; the clinical and echocardiographic findings, alongside with pericardial fluid analysis, were collected. Procedure and patients outcomes were obtained and reported.

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A massive pericardial effusion in a cancer patient

Cited by 10 publications

References 73 publications

Frequency and Causes of Pericardial Effusion in Patients Presenting to Emergency Department with Dyspnea

Frequency and Causes of Pericardial Effusion in Patients Presenting to Emergency Department with Dyspnea

Pericardial Effusionin Patients Admitted in Emergency Department: Frequency and Causes

Etiology of Pericardial Effusion and Outcomes Post Pericardiocentesis in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A Single-center Experience

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