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Pericardiocentesis and hemodialysis successfully resolve massive bloody pericardial effusion in undiagnosed CKD.
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A massive bloody pericardial effusion can occur as a rare initial manifestation of severe chronic kidney disease and can be effectively managed with pericardiocentesis and hemodialysis.
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Massive bloody pericardial effusion may signal undiagnosed CKD; single case leaves open its frequency and management implications.
We describe a 35-year-old man with a massive bloody pericardial effusion, which was his initial manifestation of chronic kidney disease. Pericardiocentesis and hemodialysis restored cardiac function and relieved the associated massive anasarca.
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Fazel et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Massive bloody pericardial effusion and chronic kidney disease (n=1). Pericardiocentesis and hemodialysis was evaluated on Resolution of massive anasarca and restoration of cardiac function. Pericardiocentesis and hemodialysis successfully relieved a massive bloody pericardial effusion and restored cardiac function in a 35-year-old man with undiagnosed chronic kidney disease.
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