Pulmonary Hypertension and Pericardial Effusions-To Tap or Not to Tap

Am J Med. 2020 Apr;133(4):e149-e150. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.09.016. Epub 2019 Nov 29.

Authors

Ilya Y Shadrin¹, Dame Idossa², Victoria Walston², John Lee 3rd³, Meltiady Issa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
³ School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
⁴ Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

PMID: 31790659
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.09.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Tamponade / diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
Cardiac Tamponade / surgery*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications*
Male
Patient Selection
Pericardial Effusion / complications*
Pericardial Effusion / surgery*
Pericardiocentesis*