title: Large Pericardial Effusions.
abstract: Pericardial effusions accompany a number of clinical conditions. The challenges facing the clinician when dealing with a pericardial effusion include assessing the urgency of draining the effusion, choosing the right approach for drainage, determining the mechanics of the effusion, and establishing a cause for the effusion. Currently available diagnostic methods, echocardiographic modalities in particular, greatly aid in the diagnostic assessment as well as in carrying out appropriate therapeutic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA. npandian@lifespan.org
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gunasegaran
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.lastname: De Castro S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramasamy
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Pandian