Pericardial Echocardiography

Letters1 February 1979Pericardial EchocardiographyRAVI PRAKASH, M.D.RAVI PRAKASH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-90-2-279 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: I wish to make the following comments on the published echocardiogram (Figure 1A) in the brief report of Orlando, Moyer, and Barnett (1). They state that "Pericardiocentesis was attempted because of her compromised state. No pericardial fluid was obtained, and thoracotomy was done. At thoracotomy the pericardium was thickened with dense fibrotic tissue occupying the space between it and epicardium."How do the authors explain absence of thickening in the epicardium and pericardium shown in Figure 1A after damping? To exclude a false positive effusion (2), was a scan obtained from the left ventricle to the left...References1. ORLANDOMOYERBARNETT RPT: Methysergide therapy and constrictive pericarditis. Ann Intern Med 88:213-214, 1978 LinkGoogle Scholar2. PRAKASHKINGARONOW RJW: Enlarged left atrium causing possible false positive echocardiography diagnosis of pericardial effusion. Angiology 27:219-222, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PRAKASHMOORTHYDEL VICARIOARONOW RKMW: Reliability of echocardiography in quantitating pericardial effusion: a prospective study. J Clin Ultrasound 5:398-403, 1977 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. MILLMANMELLERMOTROBLANKHOROWITZHERMANTEICHHOLZ AJMHIML: Pericardial tumor or fibrosis mimicking pericardial effusion by echocardiography. Ann Intern Med 86:434-436, 1977 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: California College of Medicine University of California Irvine Medical Center Orange, CA 92668 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1979Volume 90, Issue 2Page: 279-280KeywordsEchocardiographyLeft ventriclePericardiumThoracotomy Issue Published: 1 February 1979 PDF DownloadLoading ...