A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Carlos Aurélio dos Santos Aragão
, Vera Maria Cury Salemi
Carlos Aurélio dos Santos Aragão
, Vera Maria Cury Salemi
Pericardial effusion has several etiologies, such as primary pericardial diseases, cardiac surgery, trauma and systemic conditions, including hypothyroidism, renal failure, chronic neoplastic infiltration, autoimmune inflammation, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.’ Queiroz et al., published an interesting paper on 254 patients with pericardial effusion at a quaternary institution, 40.4% with severe pericardial effusion and 44.1% with cardiac tamponade. Retrospective cohorts of critically ill patients are rare in the literature. The most frequent etiology was idiopathic, but postoperative, neoplasia, and postinterventional […]
Keywords: Pericardium/ abnormalities; Pericardial Effusion/ therapy; Cardiac Tamponade/ therapy; Echocardiography/ methods