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Massive Idiopathic Chronic Pericardial Effusion: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2023
An idiopathic chronic pericardial effusion which has occurred due to pericardial fluid collection can continue for over a three-month duration without obvious cause. Massive chronic pericardial effusion without cardiac tamponade is quite unusual.
Mahdi Kahrom, Masoomeh Tabari
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Tegafur‐uracil‐induced pericardial effusion during adjuvant chemotherapy for resected lung adenocarcinoma: A case report

Thoracic Cancer, 2021
In Japan, oral administration of tegafur‐uracil is recommended as postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for patients diagnosed with primary lung adenocarcinomas of >2 cm size and staged as IA, IB, and IIA.
Nobutaka Kawamoto, Riki Okita, Masataro Hayashi, Masanori Okada, Hidetoshi Inokawa   +4 more
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Pericardial effusion in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A cross-sectional study from Asia and review of the literature

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2022
Objectives Pericardial effusion is a rare clinical manifestation in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). It has been described in a small number of literature studies worldwide.
Yue Wang, Qiang Zeng, Xuanlin Cai, Yan Meng, Chenxi Zhang, Jiahui Fan, Madinaimu Aibibula, Ning Feng, Li Luo, Xiumin Ma   +9 more
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Pericardial effusion after congenital heart surgeryCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2022
Objective: Pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. We describe the risk factors of pericardial effusion after congenital heart surgery through analyzing data from a nationwide, multi-institutional
Mio Noma, MD, Yasutaka Hirata, MD, Norimichi Hirahara, PhD, Takaaki Suzuki, MD, Hiroaki Miyata, PhD, Yuji Hiramatsu, MD, Yukihiro Yoshimura, MD, Shinichi Takamoto, MD   +7 more
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Pericardial effusion after definitive concurrent chemotherapy and intensity modulated radiotherapy for esophageal cancer

Radiation Oncology, 2020
Background The literature regarding pericardial effusion after definitive concurrent chemotherapy and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for esophageal cancer was lacking.
Tzu-Hui Pao, Wei-Lun Chang, Nai-Jung Chiang, Chia-Ying Lin, Wu-Wei Lai, Yau-Lin Tseng, Forn-Chia Lin   +6 more
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Characteristics of Genomic Alterations in Pericardial Effusion of Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
Background: The feasibility and value of pericardial effusion as a liquid biopsy sample for actionable alteration detection in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been adequately investigated.
Jiaxue He, Xintong Hu, Liguo Chen, Qiaoliang Liu, Yanfang Jiang   +4 more
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Unveiling the causes of pericardial effusion in a contemporary case series of pericardiocentesis in Latin America

Scientific Reports, 2022
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.
Juan Hernando del Portillo-Navarrete, Alejandro Pizano, Jhonattan Benavides, Andres M. Palacio, Karen Moreno-Medina, Jaime Cabrales, Darío Echeverri   +6 more
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A case of tuberculous pericardial effusion confirmed by GeneXpert MTB/RIF combined with literature review [PDF]

Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian, 2023
This paper reported a case of tuberculous pericardial effusion which was confirmed by GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Mycobacterium tuberculosis rpoB gene and mutation detection).
PENG Rong, LI Mu, MA Kuo, GONG Qian
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Reduction of pericardial effusion in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with KRAS, TP53, and MET mutation treated with nivolumab

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Nivolumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that is used to treat various advanced cancers, including metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nivolumab treatment has different side effects.
Zhihui Cai, Yuan Yao
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Continuous drainage for the treatment of gastric cancer with pericardial metastasis and cardiac tamponade: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Signet‐ring cell gastric carcinomas presenting as pericardial effusion early in diagnosis are rare and associated with high mortality and a poor prognosis.
Tadayuki Hirai, Wataru Omi, Yoichiro Nakagawa, Yusuke Shinjo, Yoshitaka Okabe, Chieko Kato, Takahiro Saeki, Satoru Sakagami   +7 more
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