Nevertheless, a number of observational studies and the first randomized ... widespread ST-segment elevation, and pericardial effusion Tests for pericarditis include electrocardiography ...

Pericardial effusion is the buildup of an excess amount of fluid in your pericardium, which is the sac that surrounds your heart and keeps it stable as it beats in your chest. (Photo Credit ...

A 2018 study reports five cases of cardiac tamponade ... The treatment for cardiac tamponade involves draining the excess fluid from the pericardium, stabilizing blood pressure, and treating ...

A bubble study showed evidence of interatrial shunting. Computed tomography of the chest showed pleural effusions (asterisk) and a moderate pericardial effusion (stars). The right ventricle (RV ...

13 With tamponade, the accumulation of pericardial fluid increases the intrapericardial ... require further study. It remains uncertain, but of concern, whether the early use of glucocorticoids ...

Pericardial effusion might be expected from TNF therapy with golimumab, case authors suggest, although they are not aware of any similar reports to date. Laboratory studies in mice have noted that ...

Whether there are actual malignant cells in the pericardial fluid I think would be an important decision point,” said Lenihan, calling for clinicians to “get down to the nitty gritty” of the new study ...

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 ...

Pedersen and colleagues' study included 25 patients who had ... Cardiac tamponade was diagnosed when the pericardial effusion led to hypoperfusion and systolic pressure dropped below 80 mm Hg.

The pericardium surrounds and protects the heart. When it becomes injured or infected, fluid can build up between its layers. Pericardial effusion, as the condition is called, strains the heart ...

This study was done to determine electrocardiographic ... Prolonged QTc interval, pericardial effusion and diastolic dysfunction are associated with higher mortality.