Fibrinous pericardial effusion in a three-dimensional echocardiography

Abstract

### Learning Point for Clinicians Conventional two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) is a standard diagnostic method to detect the pericardial effusion and measure the amount of the effusion. However, the novel three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) provides more information about the pericardial effusion. A 64-year-old gentleman presented with cough and dyspnea lasting for a week. His blood pressure was 130/90 mmHg, heart rate 100 bpm, respiration rate 36 per min and body temperature 36.0°C. He had undergone chemo- and radiation therapy due to lung cancer at other tertiary hospital 2 years ago. An electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia at a rate of 100 bpm with borderline low QRS voltage at precordial and limb leads. A chest radiograph and computed tomography …