"Pericardial Effusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Fluid accumulation within the PERICARDIUM. Serous effusions are associated with pericardial diseases. Hemopericardium is associated with trauma. Lipid-containing effusion (chylopericardium) results from leakage of THORACIC DUCT. Severe cases can lead to CARDIAC TAMPONADE.
| Descriptor ID |
D010490
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.695
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericardial Effusion- Pericardial Effusion
- Effusion, Pericardial
- Effusions, Pericardial
- Pericardial Effusions
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pericardial Effusion" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pericardial Effusion" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericardial Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Hospitalizations With Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusions in People With Kidney Failure Receiving Dialysis in the United States (2016-2021). Am J Kidney Dis. 2026 Oct; 88(4):565-572.
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Extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma injury pattern associations in blunt versus penetrating trauma. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2026 Sep; 39(5):787-789.
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Evaluation and treatment of pericardial effusion in paediatric patients post-haematopoietic cell transplantation. Cardiol Young. 2025 Aug; 35(8):1644-1653.
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Pediatric Pericarditis: Update. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2023 03; 25(3):157-170.
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Clinical outcomes and predictors of complications in patients undergoing leadless pacemaker implantation. Heart Rhythm. 2022 08; 19(8):1289-1296.
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Kaposiform lymphangiomatosis presenting with a Group A Streptococcus pericardial effusion. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Mar 01; 15(3).
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Update on MRI Techniques for Evaluation of Pericardial Disease. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2020 09 15; 22(11):147.
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Mid-Term Efficacy of Subxiphoid Versus Transpleural Pericardial Window for Pericardial Effusion. J Surg Res. 2020 08; 252:9-15.
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Concurrent presentation of a hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and venous thromboembolism in malignancy: a systematic review of case studies. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2019 Oct; 48(3):454-458.
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Outcomes after repeat ablation of ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease: An analysis from the International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group. Heart Rhythm. 2017 07; 14(7):991-997.