Parameters | All patients (n = 64) | Group based on sex | P | Group based on publishing year | |||
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Male (n = 40) | Female (n = 24) | 1981 to 2000 (n = 22) | 2001 to 2015 (n = 42) | P | |||
Pericardial effusion (n = 64) | n = 40 | n = 24 | 0.86 | n = 22 | n = 42 | 0.48 | |
Mild | 6 (9.4%) | 3 (7.5%) | 3 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (14.3%) | ||
Moderate | 6 (9.4%) | 6 (15.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (4.5%) | 5 (11.9%) | ||
Massive | 43 (67.2%) | 26 (65.0%) | 17 (70.8%) | 17 (77.3%) | 26 (61.9%) | ||
None | 9 (14.1%) | 5 (12.5%) | 4 (16.7%) | 4 (18.2%) | 5 (11.9%) | ||
Echo-Pericardial thickening (n = 64) | 12 (18.8%) | 7 (17.5%) | 5 (20.8%) | 0.83 | 4 (18.2%) | 8 (19.0%) | 0.61 |
Echo- Pericardial mass (n = 64) | 21 (32.8%) | 13 (32.5%) | 8 (33.3%) | 0.94 | 4 (18.2%) | 17 (40.5%) | 0.09 |
Comparable Pericardial wall thickening (n = 52)a | n = 32 | n = 20 | n = 20 | n = 32 | |||
Frequency on echo | 9 (17.3%) | 5 (15.6%) | 4 (20.0%) | 0.94 | 3 (15.0%) | 6 (18.8%) | 0.73 |
Frequency on other exams | 33 (63.5%) | 21 (65.6%) | 12 (60.0%) | 0.72 | 12 (60%) | 21 (65.6%) | 0.77 |
Comparable pericardial mass (n = 55)a | n = 35 | n = 20 | n = 20 | n = 35 | |||
Frequency on echo | 20 (36.4%) | 13(37.1%) | 7 (35.0%) | 0.87 | 4 (20.0%) | 16 (38.1%) | 0.06 |
Frequency on other exams | 32 (58.2%) | 19 (54.3%) | 13 (65.0%) | 0.57 | 10 (50.0%) | 22 (62.8%) | 0.40 |