title: Giant pericardial effusion: drain it all?
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Arrest Center, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany napp.christian@mh-hannover.de.
authors.forename: L Christian
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Napp
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Arrest Center, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Conzen
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Arrest Center, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Treptau
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Arrest Center, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bauersachs
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Arrest Center, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schäfer
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000379:methods*