Role of Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in Pericardial Effusions and Tamponade

Rohan A. Gajjar; Tahir S. Kafil; Sushil Allen Luis

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1784

Role of Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in Pericardial Effusions and Tamponade

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 22 (2026): Issue 2

By: Rohan A. Gajjar , Tahir S. Kafil and Sushil Allen Luis

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|Mar 2026

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Keywords:

pericardial effusion,

cardiac tamponade,

echocardiography,

multimodality imaging,

pericardiocentesis,

cardiac magnetic resonance,

cardiac computed tomography

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