Key result
This review provides an update on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to pericardial effusion, highlighting recent advances in ultrasonography for assessing its size, hemodynamic impact, and etiology.
Why the study?
The article aims to provide an update on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to pericardial effusion given recent advances in establishing its presence, size, hemodynamic impact, and etiology.
Design
Review article
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Imaging advances aid effusion sizing and etiology; leaves open prospective outcome validation before routine adoption.
This review provides an update on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to pericardial effusion using ultrasonography.
Hernández et al. (2023) conducted a review in Pericardial effusion. This review provides an update on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to pericardial effusion, highlighting recent advances in ultrasonography for assessing its size, hemodynamic impact, and etiology.