Korean Circ J.  1995 Dec;25(6):1170-1174. 10.4070/kcj.1995.25.6.1170.

Estimating the Volume of Pericardial Effusion by M-Mode and 2-D Echocardiographic Method

• Yu BW
• Lee HS
• Jeon JW
• Choi TM
• Kim SK
• Kwon YJ

• KMID: 2093547
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1995.25.6.1170

Abstract

BACKGROUND
This study was undertaken to test the validity of M-mode and a new cross sectional cehocardiographic quantification of pericardial effusion.
METHODS
This study was performed in 12 patients with large pericardial effusion of whom hed M-mode and 2-D echocardiography just before therpeutic drainage of the effusion. The volume of Pericardial fluid removed by pericardiocentesis was compared with te echo-free space estimated by M-mode echocardiography and the volume estimated by new 2-D echocardiographic method. The pericardial sac volume and the cardiac volume were calculated by applying the formula for the volume of a prolate ellipse.
RESULTS
1) There was a good correlation between 2-D echocardiographic estimate and the actual volume removed by pericardiocentesis(r=0.72, p<0.05). 2) The correlation between the echo-free space estimated by M-mode echocardiography at the level of mitral valve and the actual volume was also good(r=0.81,p<0.001).
CONCLUSION
The M-mode and 2-D echocardiographic method is successful in helping to estimate large pericardial effusion.

Keyword

Pericardial effusion; Echocardiography

MeSH Terms

Cardiac Volume
Drainage
Echocardiography*
Humans
Mitral Valve
Pericardial Effusion*
Pericardiocentesis
Phosmet
Phosmet