1Cardiology Division, Stanford University School of Medicine, California.
Metastatic cancer spread to the pericardium is a common cause of cardiac tamponade. Echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis is a safe and effective initial treatment for neoplastic pericardial effusion.
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