Sagrista-Sauleda, 2000 (n = 322) | Corey, 1993 (n = 57) | Levy, 2003 (n = 204) | Ma, 2012 (n = 140) | Strobbe, 2017 (n = 269) | |
Size of effusion, mm | >10 | >10 | NR | >10 | >10 (98%) |
Tamponade, percent | 37 | NR | NR | 100 | 88 |
Etiologies, percent | |||||
Idiopathic* | 29 (9% chronic) | 7 | 48 | 0 | 26 |
Malignancy | 13 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 25 |
Uremia | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Iatrogenic | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 |
Post-acute myocardial infarction | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Infection | 6 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 7 |
Collagen vascular disease | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
Hypothyroidism | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Other | 15 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
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