This article will discuss everything readers need to know about the condition. Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency when too much fluid builds up in the pericardial space. The pericardial space is ...

A pericardial effusion is the buildup of excess fluid in the space around the heart, known as the pericardial sac. This two-layered sac that surrounds the heart normally has a small amount of fluid ...

resulting in accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space. Interestingly, autoimmunity does not seem to play a major role in the pathophysiology, and a majority of effusions are asymptomatic due to ...

The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial ...

Pyopericardium is a rare condition with a high mortality rate in which infection propagates in the pericardial space, leading to a pus filled pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade, which can ...

Methods: The procedural records of 6245 patients undergoing coronary intervention were reviewed. In 52 patients (0.8%) the procedure was complicated by vessel perforation, ranging from wire exit to ...

His medical history included asthma and controlled hypertension. Urgent transthoracic echocardiography showed a large soft tissue mass in the pericardial space compressing the right ventricle (RV), ...

Serous membrane fluid collects on microvilli on the outer layer and acts as a lubricant and reduces friction from muscle movement. This can be seen in the lungs, with the pleural cavity. Pericardial ...