Table 1 The patients’ baseline characteristics
Characteristic | n = 97 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 66.1 ± 14.2 |
Men (%) | 58 (59.8) |
Medications (%) | |
Prior antiplatelet | 10 (10.3) |
Prior novel oral anticoagulants | 6 (6.2) |
Prior warfarin | 5 (5.2) |
Symptom (%) | |
Dyspnea | 84 (86.6) |
Cough | 15 (15.5) |
Anorexia | 10 (10.3) |
Chest pain | 9 (9.3) |
Syncope | 5 (5.2) |
Primary drained pericardial effusion (ml) | 550.87 ± 262.31 |
Etiology (%) | |
Malignancy | 57 (58.8) |
Collagen vascular diseases | 8 (8.2) |
Idiopathic | 7 (7.2) |
Infection | 5 (5.1) |
Post-myocardial infarction | 4 (4.1) |
Uremia | 4 (4.1) |
Iatrogenic | 3 (3.1) |
Post-surgery | 3 (3.1) |
Chronic graft-versus-host disease | 3 (3.1) |
Radiation | 1 (1.0) |
Dissection | 1 (1.0) |
Hypothyroidism | 1 (1.0) |