Unveiling the causes of pericardial effusion in a contemporary case series of pericardiocentesis in Latin America.

ABSTRACT: Pericardial effusions requiring pericardiocentesis have multiple causes that vary among geographical regions and health contexts. This procedure can be performed for diagnostic or therapeutic indications. The purpose of this study was to identify the principal causes of pericardial effusions and indications for pericardiocentesis, exploring differences among groups. This was a retrospective case series of patients who underwent pericardiocentesis for pericardial effusion in a single center in Latin America. Demographic, clinical, echocardiographic, and procedural variables were recorded and analyzed. The primary outcome was to determine the causes of pericardial effusions in these patients and the indication (diagnostic, therapeutic, or both). The results are presented in two groups (infla

SUBMITTER: Del Portillo-Navarrete JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9512803 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature