September 1, 1966Annals of Internal Medicine
Use of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion
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Implication
May support non-invasive ultrasound for pericardial effusion detection; leaves open prospective validation in contemporary cohorts.
Key Points
- To evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic utility of reflected ultrasound in detecting pericardial effusion and distinguishing it from ventricular enlargement.
- Assessed cardiac patients presenting with cardiomegaly using reflective ultrasound imaging to evaluate the pericardial space.
- Corroborated ultrasound findings against clinical outcomes and conventional confirmatory modalities, including cardiac catheterization and pericardiocentesis.
- Reflected ultrasound consistently detected abnormal fluid accumulation between the pericardial sac and the myocardium without procedural complications.
- The acoustic examination accurately differentiated severe ventricular chamber dilation from true pericardial fluid collection prior to pericardiocentesis.
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Ultrasound for the diagnosis of pericardial effusion
This historical excerpt introduces the early application of ultrasound as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for pericardial effusion.
Cite This Study
Harvey Feigenbaum (1966) studied this question.