Pericardial effusion symptoms?

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Pericardial effusion is a common clinical manifestation, is one of the important signs of pericardial diseases, pericardial effusion can be seen in exudative pericarditis and other non inflammatory pericardial lesions, usually confirmed by physical examination and X-ray examination. When pericardial effusion lasts for more than a few months, it will constitute chronic pericardial effusion. Pericardial effusion symptoms? Let's talk about it

Pericardial effusion symptoms?

Most of the patients were female, and the age of onset was climacteric. Patients can often participate in daily work without conscious discomfort. When the symptoms appear, they are shortness of breath and chest pain.

Some patients had symptoms of pericardial obstruction in the early stage of the disease, and gradually reduced or even disappeared with the progress of the disease. Since there is almost no history of acute pericarditis, it is impossible to determine the occurrence time of this disease.

When pericardial effusion increases suddenly and sharply, the adaptability of pericardium is low, and the increase of pericardial effusion is limited, which may lead to pericardial blockage.

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Pericardiocentesis can relieve symptoms, pericardial fluid can be extracted for analysis, which is helpful for diagnosis and treatment, but its therapeutic effect is not exact, and it is not the main treatment method. The purpose of surgical treatment is to remove the existing or possible pericardial obstruction, clear pericardial effusion, reduce the possibility of recurrence of pericardial effusion, and prevent late pericardial constriction.