Population
Rabbits and greyhounds
Comparison
Measurement of pericardial fluid composition vs Simultaneously withdrawn plasma
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Challenges active secretion model in animals; leaves open human pericardial fluid physiology and clinical relevance.
Pericardial fluid is likely formed by passive ultrafiltration from plasma rather than active secretion.
GIBSON et al. (1978) studied this question.
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