Edoardo Conte, Silvia Tamanini, Emanuele Bizzi, Silvia Maestroni, Davide Cumetti, Maria Laura Novembre, Gianfranco Lauri, Cecilia Agalbato, Alessia Dalla Cia, Pasquale Paolisso, Gianluca Pontone, Mauro Pepi, Daniele Andreini, Massimo Imazio, George Lazaros, Alberto Benetti, Antonio Brucato
INTRODUCTION: The management of even large pericardial effusions in asymptomatic patients is still a matter of debate. Aim of the present study is to explore, in a multicenter setting, the rate of post-cardiac injury syndromes (PCIS) and pericardial effusion recurrence after pericardial effusion drainage procedure. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a multicenter international retrospective study including a consecutive cohort of patients diagnosed with large, chronic and idiopathic pericardial effusions, prospectively evaluated from January 2003 to December 2021 who underwent a clinically indicated pericardial drainage procedure...
January 22, 2024: European Journal of Internal Medicine