Echocardiographic Assessment of Pericardial Effusion Size: Time for a Quantitative Approach

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 Dec;32(12):1615-1617.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.08.019. Epub 2019 Oct 19.

Authors

David M DeMaria¹, Ashley A Waring¹, David E Gregg¹, Sheldon E Litwin¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.

PMID: 31635971
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.08.019

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
Drainage / methods
Echocardiography / methods*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted*
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging*
Pericardial Effusion / therapy*
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index