Table 5 Departmental echocardiographic findings
All (N = 342) | Non-procedural etiology (N = 263) | Iatrogenic/procedural etiology (N = 79) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Not available | Yes | No | Not available | Yes | No | Not available | |
Right atrial collapse | 219 (64%) | 68 (20%) | 55 (16%) | 187 (71%) | 47 (18%) | 29 (11%) | 32 (41%) | 21 (27%) | 26 (33%) |
Right ventricle collapse | 199 (58%) | 89 (26%) | 54 (16%) | 164 (62%) | 7 (27%) | 28 (11%) | 35 (44%) | 18 (23%) | 26 (33%) |
Left atrial collapse | 10 (3%) | 275 (80%) | 57 (17%) | 8 (3%) | 225 (86%) | 30 (11%) | 2 (3%) | 50 (63%) | 27 (34%) |
Left ventricle collapse | 4 (1%) | 282 (83%) | 56 (16%) | 2 (1%) | 231 (89%) | 30 (11%) | 2 (3%) | 51 (65%) | 26 (33%) |
Significant respiratory variation | 98 (29%) | 41 (12%) | 203 (59%) | 86 (33%) | 33 (13%) | 144 (55%) | 12 (15%) | 8 (10%) | 59 (75%) |
Mechanical alternans | 8 (2%) | 36 (11%) | 298 (87%) | 8 (3%) | 32 (12%) | 223 (85%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (5%) | 75 (95%) |
Effusion location | |||||||||
Circumferential | 307 (90%) | 255 (97%) | 52 (66%) | ||||||
Regional | 19 (6%) | 6 (2%) | 13 (16%) | ||||||
Not available | 16 (4%) | 2 (1%) | 14 (18%) | ||||||
Deepest effusion pocket (measured during diastole) | |||||||||
< 1 cm | 13 (4%) | 5 (2%) | 8 (10%) | ||||||
1–2 cm | 57 (17%) | 41 (16%) | 16 (20%) | ||||||
> 2 cm | 228 (67%) | 204 (78%) | 24 (30%) | ||||||
Not available | 33 (10%) | 11 (4%) | 22 (28%) | ||||||
Pericardial clot | 11 (3%) | 2 (1%) | 9 (11%) | ||||||