Pericardial effusion echocardiography

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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.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

Echocardiography

In pericardial effusion, large hypoechoic regions are seen surrounding the heart with presence of oscillatory motion of heart.

The echocardiogram below demonstrates swinging motion of the heart in pericardial effusion <youtube v=U4xQ3-VRiNg/>
Echocardiography of heart with loculated pericardial effusion compressing the left ventricle in patients with hyperuricemia. <youtube v=unnmmlCyyZM/>

A very large pericardial effusion due to malignancy as seen on cardiac ultrasound. Closed arrow: The heart, open arrow: The effusion

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