Pericardial Effusion

Pericarditis of any cause*
Congestive heart failure
Hypoalbuminemia
Cirrhosis
Nephrotic syndrome
Malnutrition
Chronic disease
Acute pancreatitis
Chylopericardium*
   Congenital, idiopathic
   Neoplasm (e.g., lymphoma)
   After cardiothoracic surgery
   Benign obstruction of thoracic duct
Hemopericardium^†

   Trauma
       Blunt and/or penetrating
       Iatrogenic
   Anticoagulants
   Chemotherapeutic agents
   Myocardial infarction
   Cardiac rupture
   Aortic or pulmonary artery rupture
   Coagulopathy
   Uremia
Myxedema*

References

1. Lorell BH, Braunwald E: Pericardial Disease, p. 1485. See Bibliography, 1.

2. Roberts WC, Spray TL: Pericardial Heart Disease. Curr Prob Cardiol   2(3):55, 1977.

*May be associated with chronic constrictive pericarditis.

^†May be associated with acute cardiac tamponade.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
• Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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