Pericardial effusion

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S

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Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | Chest X-Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography | Cardiac Catheterization

Treatment

Pericardiocentesis | Pericardial Window

Related Chapter

• Pericarditis
• Constrictive pericarditis
• Cardiac tamponade

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