cardiac insufficiency

Symptoms If only small amounts of water are present in the pericardium, few to no symptoms occur. However, if there is a lot of fluid, a variety of symptoms occur. These are caused by the fact that the heart is spatially constricted in its pericardium and cannot really expand during contraction or pumping. As a … Symptoms | Water in the pericardium – Dangerous?

Diagnosis The method of choice for the diagnosis of pericardial effusion is ultrasound diagnostics (sonography), in which the water in the pericardium can be visualized. Computer tomography (CT) can also be used to visualize fluid between the two pericardium layers. After visual confirmation of water accumulation, fluid is usually taken from the pericardial cavity (puncture) … Diagnosis | Water in the pericardium – Dangerous?