Pericardial effusion in patients with cancer: Outcome with contemporary management strategies

Heart

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-71

  Laham, Roger J ^a   Cohen, David J ^a   Kuntz, Richard E ^a   Baim, Donald S ^a   Lorell, Beverly H ^a   Simons, Michael ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Pericardial effusion; Pericardial tamponade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030026976     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.75.1.67     Document Type: Article

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