Pericardiocentesis vs. surgical pericardial window for first occurrence of malignancy-related pericardial effusion: a meta-analysis of retrospective studies
Both pericardiocentesis and surgical pericardial window showed comparable rates of infection, bleeding, SVT, and pneumothorax in patients with MRPE. However, due to the nature of the procedures, a lower failure rate was seen in surgical pericardial window with a higher death rate.
Authors
- Manyoo A. Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0549-9440)
- Arjun K. Ghosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4992-2412)
- Neal L. Weintraub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5138-3705)
- Aditya Bhave (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1271-0531)
- Karl Abou Zeid
- Stephanie A. Feldman
- Michel Abou Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2038-7678)
- Harikrishnan Hyma Kunhiraman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6395-7956)
- Tarek Nahle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4584-3308)
- Viraj Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5850-9862)
- Avirup Guha
- Omar M Makram
- Mohamad El Shami
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Tulane University (US)
- University College Hospital (GB)
- St Bartholomew's Hospital (GB)
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- Cornell University (US)
- Augusta University (US)
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (US)
- Abu Dhabi Health Services (AE)
- University College London (GB)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal Open
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeag018
- Primary Topic
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- American Heart Association