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TO DRAIN OR NOT TO DRAIN: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC DILEMMAS ASSOCIATED WITH PERICARDIAL EFFUSION IN PRESENCE OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

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Pericardial effusion in setting of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) can present as a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. 36-year old Hispanic woman presented with subacute dyspnea. Heart rate was 102/min and… Click to show full abstract

Pericardial effusion in setting of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) can present as a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. 36-year old Hispanic woman presented with subacute dyspnea. Heart rate was 102/min and blood pressure 90/60 mm Hg. A transthoracic echocardiogram (echo) revealed dilated right

Keywords: drain; diagnostic therapeutic; hypertension; pericardial effusion; drain drain

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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