pericardial fluid

Sometimes the pericardial fluid is taken during open heart surgery.

Other tests may be performed on the pericardial fluid sample.

It is normally lubricated by a film of pericardial fluid.

However there is little data on the normal composition of pericardial fluid to serve as a reference.

Ben-Horin et al. (2005) studied the composition of pericardial fluid in patients undergoing open heart surgery.

Together they are usually called the serous pericardium because they contain the pericardial fluid.

The serous fluid that is found in this space is known as the pericardial fluid.

In pericardial effusions, significantly larger amounts of pericardial fluid accumulate.

Gram stain of pericardial fluid The fluid must first be obtained from the sac surrounding the heart.

An emergency pericardial drainage can be done to remove the blood or excess pericardial fluid surrounding the heart.

In patients with ischemic heart disease there is an accumulation of angiogenic growth factors in the pericardial fluid.

Pericardiocentesis is a procedure used to remove the pericardial fluid from the pericardial cavity.

A drop of the pericardial fluid is then applied in a very thin layer to a microscope slide - this is called a smear.

Pericardial fluid with an interferon-γ level greater than 50 pg/ml is highly specific for tuberculous pericarditis.

Between them there is some pericardial fluid which functions to permit the inner and outer walls to slide easily over one another with the heart movements.

Normally, only 2 to 3 tablespoons of clear-yellow pericardial fluid are present between two layers, which lubricates the heart's movements within the sac.

A pericardial effusion is the presence of excessive pericardial fluid, this can be confirmed using an echocardiogram.

The pericardial fluid increases intra-pericardial pressure therefore preventing complete expansion of the atria and the ventricles upon the diastole.

Pericardial fluid cytology has an accuracy of 80% to 90% in diagnosing malignant pericardial effusion.

In some cases, the pericardial fluid may be checked for other substances (such as carcinoembryonic antigen, or CEA).

In this test, a specimen of pericardial fluid (fluid in the sac surrounding the heart) is stained and then examined under the microscope.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery may be used for diagnostic confirmation and also for therapeutic relief of recurrent pericardial fluid drainage.

Parasites also might be observed in lymph nodes, bone marrow, skin, pericardial fluid, and CNS mass lesions.

The visceral pericardium apparently produces the pericardial fluid, which lubricates motion between the inner and outer layers of the pericardium.

If pericardial fluid or pus accumulates in the pericardial space, the fibrous pericardium cannot stretch, causing a rapid increase of pressure around the heart.