Pulmonary hypertension is a disease of the pulmonary vasculature that carries significant comorbidity. When a concomitant pericardial effusion is present, the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade and need for potential pericardiocentesis can be challenging.
Pulmonary hypertension and pericardial effusions – to tap or not to tap
Pulmonary hypertension is a disease of the pulmonary vasculature that carries significant comorbidity. When a concomitant pericardial effusion is present, the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade and need for potential pericardiocentesis can be challenging.