Triage and management of pericardial effusion

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 928-935

  Imazio, Massimo ^a   Mayosi, Bongani M ^b   Brucato, Antonio ^c   Markel, Gal ^d   Trinchero, Rita ^a   Spodick, David H ^e   Adler, Yehuda ^d  

^a MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; etiology; management; pericardial effusion; pericarditis; pericardium; triage

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COLCHICINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NEOPLASM; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; VIRUS INFECTION;

HUMANS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 78649327705     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32833e5788     Document Type: Review

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