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Echocardiographic-guided Pericardial Drainage in Acute Coronary Syndrome

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Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome

When patients with acute chest pain present to the hospital, 2D echocardiography is often one of the first tests performed. This is because of the unique ability of echocardiography to visualize not only myocardial motion but also myocardial thickening, valvular pathology and function, proximal aortic root, and the pericardium. Moreover, since echocardiography can be performed at the bedside, such evaluation can be done quickly on the very sickest patients.

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  1. Cardiology, St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1000 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA

    Mark V. Sherrid

  2. Mamaroneck, Westchester, NY, USA

    Gregory S. Sherrid

  3. Cardiology, St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

    Seth Uretsky

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Sherrid, M.V., Sherrid, G.S., Uretsky, S. (2009). Echocardiographic-guided Pericardial Drainage in Acute Coronary Syndrome. In: Herzog, E., Chaudhry, F. (eds) Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-027-2_22

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