Original Article

Poor Outcomes Associated with Drainage of Pericardial Effusions in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Objectives: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in its advanced stages is complicated by right heart failure and often pericardial effusion. The optimal treatment of large or hemodynamically significant pericardial effusions in this group has not been defined. Methods: All patients followed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital for PAH during a 1-year…