Acute cardiac tamponade was suspected from cardiomegaly on routine chest x-ray and confirmed with an echocardiogram. Analysis of the pericardial fluid and other laboratory data ruled out all the ...

There were no new aetiological diagnoses. Adverse events were respectively: cardiac tamponade in 8 patients (8.0%), pericardiocentesis in 30 patients (30.0%), pericardial window in 12 cases (12.0%) ...

In connective tissue disorders, the incidence of pericardial disease and pericardial effusion can be up to 58%, and if untreated, it can lead to cardiac tamponade which can be fatal. Physicians must ...

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.

The majority of patients who reported pericardial effusion following oral minoxidil use were men, which was a significantly higher rate than all other adverse events associated with oral minoxidil use ...

However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The Watchman device functions to reduce the risk of stroke. During a Watchman ...

In clinical practice the etiology search is often inconclusive and many cases are labeled as 'idiopathic' at the end of the diagnostic evaluation.