...Chia-Hsiu Hou; Tun-Jun Tsai; Kwan-Lih Hsu A male patient aged 41 years had dialysis pericarditis with massive pericardial effusion in his 6-year on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Intensive hemodialysis failed to resolve the pericardial effusion. Pericardiocentesis via...

...Pedro Frommer; James B. Young; Carlos Ayus The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic pericardial effusion in a population with end-stage renal failure just prior to the initiation of chronic dialysis, and to determine the effect of long-term dialysis...

... rub at some time during their course. 15 of the 55 patients, in whom the diagnosis of pericarditis could not be established, had a small pericardial effusion. The rest had no pericardial fluid. 15 patients developed pericarditis prior to the initiation of dialysis and all responded to dialysis alone...

...R.J. Winney; N. Wright; M.D. Sumerling; A.T. Lambie Serial chest radiology and echocardiography were performed in seven patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis who developed pericarditis. Echocardiography was helpful in making an early diagnosis of a pericardial effusion in the absence...