title: Large pleural effusions producing signs of cardiac tamponade resolved by thoracentesis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, LAC & USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Traylor
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Roxas
authors.forename: Premindra A N
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Chandraratna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D004322:Drainage; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography