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New, Poorly Recognized Echocardiographic Findings: Title and subTitle BreakOccurrence in Patients With Pericardial Effusion FREE

Samuel Zoneraich, MD; Olga Zoneraich, MD; Jai J. Rhee, MD
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JAMA. 1976;236(17):1954-1957. doi:10.1001/jama.1976.03270180030015
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New, poorly recognized echocardiographic findings were recorded in six patients with pericardial effusion. These findings were apparent prolapse of mitral and tricuspid valves, apparent systolic anterior motion of mitral valve, and midsystolic notching of pulmonic valve. Beat-to-beat variation of the dimensions of right and left ventricle and in the diastolic opening amplitude of the anterior mitral valve were present in cardiac tamponade. Substantial decrease or resolution of effusion resulted in disappearance of the observed abnormalities.

Serial echographic studies before and after fluid resolution may prevent misleading echographic and clinical diagnoses.

(JAMA 236:1954-1957, 1976)

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Feigenbaum H:  Echocardiographic diagnosis of pericardial effusion . Am J Cardiol 26:475-479, 1970;.
Horowitz SM, Schultz CS, Stinston EB, et al:  Sensitivity and specificity of echocardiographic diagnosis of pericardial effusion . Circulation 50:239-246, 1974;.
Feigenbaum H: Echocardiography . Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1972;, pp 37, 66.
Zoneraich S, Zoneraich O, Rhee JJ:  Echocardiographic finding in atrial flutter . Circulation 52:455-459, 1975;.
Zoneraich S, Zoneraich O, Rhee JJ:  Echocardiographic findings of septal motion in patients with artificial pacemakers: Vectorcardiographic correlations . Am Heart J , to be published.
Weiss AN, Mimbs JW, Ludbrook PA, et al:  Echocardiographic detection of mitral valve prolapse: Exclusion of false positive diagnosis and determination inheritance . Circulation 52:1091-1096, 1975;.
Feigenbaum H: Echocardiography . Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1972;, pp 173-175, 179.
Nanda NC, Gramiak R, Gross CM:  Altered systolic motion of cardiac valves in pericardial effusion: Echocardiographic studies . Circulation , (suppl 52) , 1975;, p 134.
D'Cruz IA, Cohen HC, Prabhn R, et al:  Diagnosis of cardiac tamponade by echocardiography . Circulation 52:460-465, 1975;.
Feigenbaum H, Zacky A, Grabhorn LL:  Cardiac motion in patients with pericardial effusion: A study using reflected ultrasound . Circulation 34:611, 1966;.

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Feigenbaum H:  Echocardiographic diagnosis of pericardial effusion . Am J Cardiol 26:475-479, 1970;.
Horowitz SM, Schultz CS, Stinston EB, et al:  Sensitivity and specificity of echocardiographic diagnosis of pericardial effusion . Circulation 50:239-246, 1974;.
Feigenbaum H: Echocardiography . Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1972;, pp 37, 66.
Zoneraich S, Zoneraich O, Rhee JJ:  Echocardiographic finding in atrial flutter . Circulation 52:455-459, 1975;.
Zoneraich S, Zoneraich O, Rhee JJ:  Echocardiographic findings of septal motion in patients with artificial pacemakers: Vectorcardiographic correlations . Am Heart J , to be published.
Weiss AN, Mimbs JW, Ludbrook PA, et al:  Echocardiographic detection of mitral valve prolapse: Exclusion of false positive diagnosis and determination inheritance . Circulation 52:1091-1096, 1975;.
Feigenbaum H: Echocardiography . Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1972;, pp 173-175, 179.
Nanda NC, Gramiak R, Gross CM:  Altered systolic motion of cardiac valves in pericardial effusion: Echocardiographic studies . Circulation , (suppl 52) , 1975;, p 134.
D'Cruz IA, Cohen HC, Prabhn R, et al:  Diagnosis of cardiac tamponade by echocardiography . Circulation 52:460-465, 1975;.
Feigenbaum H, Zacky A, Grabhorn LL:  Cardiac motion in patients with pericardial effusion: A study using reflected ultrasound . Circulation 34:611, 1966;.
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