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Can 12-lead ECG abnormalities diagnose or exclude cardiac tamponade in patients with malignant pericardial effusion?
Can 12-lead ECG abnormalities diagnose or exclude cardiac tamponade in patients with malignant pericardial effusion?
In patients with malignant pericardial effusion, 12-lead ECG abnormalities can supplement clinical examination for diagnosing cardiac tamponade but cannot be used as a screening tool to exclude it due to low negative predictive value.
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May supplement clinical assessment for tamponade in malignant effusion; leaves open need for prospective validation before any practice change.
Argula et al. (2015) studied this question.
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