conclusions: pe may be developed as late as weeks after cardiac surgeries. pe after palliative cardiac surgeries is not uncommon. low doses of aspirin and corticosteroids are usually effective for treating this complication. objectives: our aim was to assess the prevalence, risk factors, time course and therapy response of pericardial effusion (pe) after cardiac surgeries in children. patients ...

background:  pericardial effusion (pe) in down syndrome (ds) patients  usually occur s   secondary to hypothyroidism,  but  we have   no  report of massive pericardial effusion in   euthyroid   down syndrome patient with  supravalvar  pulmonary stenosis . case presentation:  we  report ed   an   11-month-old  male with down syndrome   with  massive  pericardial  effusion that  had conservative ...

we report a rare case of brucellosis presenting with pleural and pericardial effusions in a 35 year-old male rancher in iran with fever and dyspnea. such findings should prompt inclusion of brucellosis in the differential diagnosis in endemic areas.

yellow nail syndrome (yns) is an uncommon condition characterized by nail changes, lymphedema, in addition to pulmonary disorders and pleural effusion. pericarditis and non-cardiac disorders can evolve with pericardial effusions including autoimmune conditions, hypothyroidism, malignancies, tuberculosis, and uremia. a 72-year-old brazilian woman under treatment for arterial hypertension and hyp...

Primary malignant neoplasms of the pericardium are rare and are predominantly mesotheliomas, followed by benign localized fibrous mesothelioma, malignant fibrosarcoma, angiosarcoma and benign and malignant teratomas. 1 This article concerns an atypical presentation of this malignant tumor with symptoms and signs of pericardial effusion. This unusual feature was complete encasement of the h...

this paper presents the case of a 35 year-old woman with symptoms of heart failure from the last month. a physical examination at admission showed paleness, dyspnea, peripheral edema and fatigue. in a two-dimensional echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography, normal thickness but severe left and right ventricular dysfunction with severe pericardial effusion and thickened pericardium...

conclusions cmr with stir sequences, free breathing sequences and late gadolinium imaging can prove extremely useful for diagnosing constrictive pericarditis. case presentation a 77-year-old man from a country with high incidence of tuberculosis presented with severe dyspnea. echocardiography revealed a small left ventricle with normal systolic and mildly impaired diastolic function. left heart...