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January 1, 1979Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis

The differential diagnosis of paracardiac lesions: Pericardial cysts

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Population

12 patients with pericardial cysts

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

3 to 10 years

Authors

DUDonald V. UnverferthOhio State University HospitalCWCharles F. WooleyArkansas Children's Hospital

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Implication

May support conservative observation in asymptomatic pericardial cysts; leaves open optimal thresholds for intervention in prospective studies.

Structured PICO

P
Population
12 patients with pericardial cysts
I
Intervention
Surgical excision, cyst aspiration, or conservative management
O
Outcome
Symptom development, cyst enlargement, or fluid reaccumulation

Asymptomatic patients with pericardial cysts can be safely managed conservatively, whereas symptomatic patients may require surgical excision.

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Unverferth et al. (1979) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70d2fe2163a0a01bc505e4https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.1810050105
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  4. 4Epicardial cyst--a case report1972 · 13 citations