Acute pericardial disease (acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade) was the first manifestation of previously unknown malignancies in 18 out of 450 patients (4.0%) and lung cancer was the most ...

Pericardial effusion is reported as mild in 80% of cases. ‡ Symptoms and percentages reported in patients with cardiac tamponade. Data based on personal unselected series. † Very low tapering ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Beck's triad is a term used to describe a set of symptoms that can indicate a severe heart problem. It consists of three symptoms that often occur together: ...

Pericarditis is a relatively common disease, accounting for around 5% of all causes of chest pain seen in the emergency room.

Cardiac tamponade causes a build-up of a large amount of fluid in your pericardium, or the protective sac of fluid around your heart. This fluid build-up is called pericardial effusion.