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Large Pericardial Effusion—Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options, with a Special Attention to the Role of Prolonged Pericardial Fluid Drainage

Małgorzata Dybowska,
Monika Szturmowicz,
Katarzyna Błasińska,
Juliusz Gątarek,
Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć,
Renata Langfort,
Paweł Kuca and
Witold Tomkowski

Diagnostics2022, 12(6), 1453;https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12061453

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13 June 2022

Background: Large pericardial effusion (LPE) is associated with high mortality. In patients with cardiac tamponade or with suspected bacterial etiology of pericardial effusion, urgent pericardial decompression is necessary. Aim: The aim of the presen...

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Case Report

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Intrapericardial Cisplatin Combined with Oral Colchicine Resulting in Long Term Control of Malignant Pericardial Effusion in the Course of Metastatic Renal Cancer

Małgorzata Dybowska,
Monika Szturmowicz,
Paweł Kuca,
Barbara Kazanecka,
Janusz Burakowski,
Cezary Czajka,
Franciszek Grzegorczyk,
Renata Langfort,
Barbara Burakowska and
Piotr Rudziński
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Adv. Respir. Med.2018, 86(4), 197-201;https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.a2018.0030

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15 August 2018

Introduction: Neoplastic pericardial effusion (NPE) represents a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. NPE presents frequently as cardiac tamponade, requiring urgent pericardiocentesis or pericardiotomy, with subsequent per...

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Review

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Asymptomatic Chronic Large Pericardial Effusions: To Drain or to Observe?

Emilia Lazarou,
Charalambos Vlachopoulos,
Alexios Antonopoulos,
Massimo Imazio,
Antonio Brucato,
Costas Tsioufis and
George Lazaros

J. Clin. Med.2024, 13(13), 3887;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13133887

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2 July 2024

Pericardial effusions, especially large ones, have traditionally been regarded with concern by clinicians due to the sometimes unpredictable development of life-threatening cardiac tamponade. In the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on perica...

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Case Report

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A Rare Case of Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: Emergency Surgical Treatment

Annarita Iavazzo,
Giovanni Battista Pinna,
Maria Grazia Romeo,
Emilio Mileo,
Emanuele Pilato and
Luigi Di Tommaso

Medicina2022, 58(6), 699;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58060699

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25 May 2022

A 70-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency room in cardiac arrest. The patient was resuscitated and then referred to our cardiac surgery department, where he was diagnosed with suspected effusive constrictive pericarditis. A failed tria...

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The Value of Cytology in the Evaluation of Malignant Pericardial Effusions: A Systematic Review

Ranim Shartouni,
Roy Shartouni,
Maryam Mahmoodi and
Ilias P. Nikas

Diagnostics2022, 12(2), 367;https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12020367

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1 February 2022

Pericardial effusions can be caused by diverse etiologies, including heart-related conditions, kidney failure, trauma, infections, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. This systematic review aimed to assess the role of cytology in identifying the most pr...

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Diagnostic Approach and Pathological Characterization of Metastatic Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Captive Puma (Puma concolor)

Elisa Mazzotta,
Claudia Zanardello,
Giovanni De Zottis,
Antonio Barberio,
Mery Campalto,
Federico Martignago,
Giulia Maria De Benedictis,
Carlo Guglielmini,
Francesca Zanusso and
Greta Foiani

Animals2025, 15(12), 1821;https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121821

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19 June 2025

A 16-year-old captive male puma (Puma concolor) presented with progressive weight loss and acute mild gastrointestinal symptoms. Clinical examination, and diagnostic imaging revealed abdominal, pleural, and pericardial effusion and nodular masses in...

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The Value of Thin Layer Cytology in Cancer Patients’ Pericardial Effusions

Christos Lafaras,
Evdokia Mandala,
Kyranna Lafara,
Ioannis Kalafatis,
Thomas Achladas,
Vasiliki Koukoulitsa,
Chrysoula Gouta,
Theodora Tsiouda and
Soultana Skevoudi

Curr. Oncol.2025, 32(6), 306;https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32060306

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26 May 2025

Objective: Early diagnosis and treatment of metastatic pericardial disease are crucial to prevent the life-threatening complication of cardiac tamponade. Thin Layer Cytology (TLC), a widely adopted technique in cytology, has gained significant accept...

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Cardiac Manifestations of Extracardiac Tumours—From an Oncologist’s Perspective

Nicole M. Hagner and
Thomas Cerny

Cardiovasc. Med.2011, 14(7), 199;https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2011.01607

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10 August 2011

The vast majority of cardiac tumours are metastases, with primary cardiac tumours being extremely rare. Lung cancer is the leading primary tumour involving the heart. Cardiac manifestations of extracardiac tumours usually arise late in the course of...

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Large Pericardial Effusion—Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options, with a Special Attention to the Role of Prolonged Pericardial Fluid Drainage

Intrapericardial Cisplatin Combined with Oral Colchicine Resulting in Long Term Control of Malignant Pericardial Effusion in the Course of Metastatic Renal Cancer

Asymptomatic Chronic Large Pericardial Effusions: To Drain or to Observe?

A Rare Case of Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: Emergency Surgical Treatment

The Value of Cytology in the Evaluation of Malignant Pericardial Effusions: A Systematic Review

Diagnostic Approach and Pathological Characterization of Metastatic Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Captive Puma (Puma concolor)

The Value of Thin Layer Cytology in Cancer Patients’ Pericardial Effusions

Cardiac Manifestations of Extracardiac Tumours—From an Oncologist’s Perspective