"Pericardial Effusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Fluid accumulation within the PERICARDIUM. Serous effusions are associated with pericardial diseases. Hemopericardium is associated with trauma. Lipid-containing effusion (chylopericardium) results from leakage of THORACIC DUCT. Severe cases can lead to CARDIAC TAMPONADE.
| Descriptor ID |
D010490
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.695
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericardial Effusion- Pericardial Effusion
- Effusion, Pericardial
- Effusions, Pericardial
- Pericardial Effusions
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericardial Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Okuda K, Noguchi S, Narumoto O, Ikemura M, Yamauchi Y, Tanaka G, Takai D, Fukayama M, Nagase T. A case of Meigs' syndrome with preceding pericardial effusion in advance of pleural effusion. BMC Pulm Med. 2016 May 10; 16(1):71.
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Arroyo-?vila M, Vil? LM. Cardiac tamponade in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease. J Clin Rheumatol. 2015 Jan; 21(1):42-5.
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Garnett GM, Kimball S, Melish ME, Thompson KS, Puapong DP, Johnson SM, Woo RK. Appendicitis as the presenting manifestation of Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Surg Int. 2014 May; 30(5):549-52.
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Mart?nez A, Vil? LM, R?os-Olivares E. Predominance of CD4+ T cells and Th2 cytokines in the pericardial fluid of a dermatomyositis patient with cardiac tamponade. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2004 Jan-Feb; 22(1):135.