Malignant Pericardial Effusion: Heart-Breaking Tumors

Mohammed A. R. Chamsi-Pasha

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1761

Malignant Pericardial Effusion: Heart-Breaking Tumors

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 22 (2026): Issue 2

By: Mohammed A. R. Chamsi-Pasha

Open Access

|Mar 2026

Abstract

Pericardial effusion secondary to an underlying neoplasm carries a poor prognosis because it often represents an advanced stage of malignancy. In approximately one-third of affected patients, the initial presentation may be cardiac tamponade.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1761 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 110 - 113

Submitted on: Dec 12, 2025

Accepted on: Dec 12, 2025

Published on: Mar 10, 2026

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

malignant pericardial effusion,

pericardial tamponade,

pericardial window

© 2026 Mohammed A. R. Chamsi-Pasha, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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