"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 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericardial Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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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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Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Esophagopericardial Fistula. Tex Heart Inst J. 2024 Jul-Dec; 51(2):e248443.
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From the archives of MD Anderson Cancer Center. Mesothelial/monocytic incidental cardiac excrescence with a review of the literature. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2024 Aug; 71:152296.
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Pediatric Pericarditis: Update. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2023 03; 25(3):157-170.
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Rare delayed cardiac tamponade in a pig after cardiac surgery. Vet Med Sci. 2022 09; 8(5):1965-1968.
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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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Comparison of qualitative information obtained with the echocardiographic assessment using subcostal-only view and focused transthoracic echocardiography examinations: a prospective observational study. Can J Anaesth. 2022 02; 69(2):196-204.
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Nonskeletal injuries related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An autopsy study. J Forensic Sci. 2021 Nov; 66(6):2299-2306.
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Managing Thrombosis and Hemorrhage in a Man with Myocardial Infarction and Traumatic Hemopericardium with Cardiac Tamponade. Tex Heart Inst J. 2021 Jul 01; 48(3).