Pericardial effusion

Definition

Pericardial effusion is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac. Noninflammatory diseases such as chronic renal failure, circulatory congestion, hypothyroidism and amyroidosis can cause pericardial effusion.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Pericarditis

• BB20Acute pericarditis
• BB21Chronic rheumatic pericarditis
• BB22Constrictive pericarditis
• BB23Cardiac tamponade
• BB24Haemopericardium
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified