Case Report: A 42-year-old woman who was previously treated for stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix presented with symptoms of cough, fever, and shortness of breath for 8 days, and chest pain for 3 days. Clinical workup revealed pericardial effusion, with spread to ...
Apericardial effusionis excess fluid between yourheartand the sac (pericardium) surrounding yourheart. It can be caused by several things but may develop because of an infection that makes your pericardium swell. You may or may not have symptoms, but you're more likely to have them if the a...
Cyclosporine-induced pericardial effusion after cardiac transplantation In the last 5 years, there has been a significant proliferation in the number of centers in which orthotopic cardiac transplantation is performed. This has been attributed to better surgical management, patient selection criteria and th...
If effusion is large enough, it can put pressure on your surrounding tissues or nerves, which may cause symptoms such as: Trouble swallowing (dysphagia) Hiccups Coughing or hoarseness When there’s no inflammation of the sac, there are often no symptoms. ...
Two patients had symptoms of cardiac tamponade secondary to pericardial perfusion resulting from pericardial metastasis. They were treated, respectively, with a pericardial window and with insertion of a pericardiocentesis catheter followed by a pericardial window after catheter obstruction. Systemic chemothe...
Median age was 52 (41-57) years, 71.9% were women, and 16.5% were previously hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia. On examination (10.4 [9.3-11.0] weeks after infection-like symptoms), participants showed hemodynamic stability. Chest pain, dyspnea or palpitations were present in 41.7% participan...
619: PERICARDIAL EFFUSION AND RENAL FAILURE AS PRESENTING SYMPTOMS OF HIVdoi:10.1097/01.ccm.0001101140.92491.47Ommul Fatmin/a, Buffalo, NYJacob AndersonJohn R Oishei Children’s Hospital, RochesterMichael BowlerJohn R Oishei Children’s Hospital, Buffalo, NYRipal Patel...
Patient was discharged and followed up after 6 month of treatment with resolution of his symptoms, facies, and pericardial effusion. Discussion: Hypothyroidism is predominant worldwide with reported prevalence rates of 5鈥 10% in women and 1鈥 3% in men. Common symptoms include: fatigue, cold ...
New York: Springer.Svoboda M. Malignant pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade (cardiac and pericardial symptoms). In: Olver I. N., editor. The MASCC textbook of cancer supportive care and survivorship . New York: Springer; 2010. pp. 83–91....
But effusion leading to Tamponade is a rare complication owing to its slow collection due to increased capillary permeability. Most of the times patient can be managed conservatively but in case of hemodynamic compromise tapping of fluid will give immediate relief of symptoms. To ...