Table 2 Etiology, signs of tamponade, and echocardiographic parameters in study subjects

Etiology n (%)

AKI/CKD

10 (28)

Autoimmune/autoinflammatory disorder

9 (25)

Acute infection

14 (39)

Chronic infection

3 (8)

Clinical signs of tamponade n (%)

20 (56)

Effusion dimension in posterior wall in mm (mean ± SD)

17 ± 3

Echocardiographic signs of tamponade n (%)

Respiratory variation of mitral inflow velocity

20 (56)

RV diastolic collapse

18 (50)

RA systolic collapse

11 (31)

RV E/E′ (mean ± SD)

8.1 ± 1

LV E/E′ (mean ± SD)

8.7 ± 2