Luca C, Cristodorescu R, Petrescu L, Al Katiri A
Cor Vasa. 1985;27(4):280-6.
In 123 (13.2%) out of 926 hospitalized patients pericardial effusions were diagnosed during routine M-mode echocardiographic examination. 53 (43.0%) presented a small (group 1), 31 (25.3%) a moderate (group 2) and 38 (31.7%) a great amount of fluid (group 3). Pericardial effusion could be diagnosed only by echocardiographic examination in 18 patients (34.0%) of the first group, in 8 (26.0%) of the second and in 7 (18.0%) of the third group. Routine M-mode echocardiographic examination in hospitalized patients allows the detection of small pericardial effusions often missed by conventional methods. This method also makes possible rapid diagnosis of pericardial effusion in cardiac patients in a critical condition or with haemodynamic disturbances sometimes difficult to identify.
在926例住院患者中，有123例（13.2%）在常规M型超声心动图检查中被诊断为心包积液。53例（43.0%）为少量心包积液（第1组），31例（25.3%）为中等量心包积液（第2组），38例（31.7%）为大量心包积液（第3组）。心包积液仅通过超声心动图检查诊断出的患者在第1组中有18例（34.0%），第2组中有8例（26.0%），第3组中有7例（18.0%）。对住院患者进行常规M型超声心动图检查能够检测出常规方法常常漏诊的少量心包积液。该方法还能在危急状态下的心脏病患者或有时难以识别的血流动力学紊乱患者中快速诊断心包积液。
