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Does echocardiogram show pericardial effusion?
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Yes: It's highly sensitive for picking up pericardial effusion with a positive predictive value approaching 100%.
Answered 7/11/2014
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Yes: Echocardiogram is a very reliable and safe way to assess presence of a pericardial effusion.
Answered 7/9/2017
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