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Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med
; 2(4): 357-364, 2000 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11096541
RESUMO
Pericardial effusions accompany a number of clinical conditions. The challenges facing the clinician when dealing with a pericardial effusion include assessing the urgency of draining the effusion, choosing the right approach for drainage, determining the mechanics of the effusion, and establishing a cause for the effusion. Currently available diagnostic methods, echocardiographic modalities in particular, greatly aid in the diagnostic assessment as well as in carrying out appropriate therapeutic strategies.