PERICARDIAL-EFFUSION IN ADULTS UNDERGOING SURGICAL REPAIR OF ATRIAL SEPTAL-DEFECT

Authors
YIP ASB CHAU EMC CHOW WH KWOK OH CHEUNG KL
Citation
Asb. Yip et al., PERICARDIAL-EFFUSION IN ADULTS UNDERGOING SURGICAL REPAIR OF ATRIAL SEPTAL-DEFECT, The American journal of cardiology, 79(12), 1997, pp. 1706
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:12<1706:PIAUSR>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The incidence of pericardial effusion and tamponade postatrial septal defect repair in adult patients are 16 and 1.5%, respectively. Small, medium, and large effusions progressed equally, and echocardiographic study on days 7, 14, and 28 best detects potentially significant effus ion.