Primary Percutaneous Pericardiotomy for Malignant Pericardial Effusion (PMAP)
Pericardial Effusion MalignantPericardial effusion is a common complication in patients with metastatic malignancy. While pericardiocentesis provide effective relieve from life-threatening situation such as cardiac tamponade, recurrence of pericardial effusion after pericardiocentesis is common. We hypothesize that percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy in addition to standard pericardiocentesis with prolonged drainage can prevent pericardial effusion recurrence in patients with malignant pericardial effusion.
Pericardial Effusion From Acute Myocardial Infarction: Contributing Factors and Prognosis at One...
Acute Myocardial InfarctionPericardial EffusionThis study aims to clarify, in patients with more or less abundant pericardial effusion in the acute phase of a myocardial infarction, the correlation between the existence of this effusion during the acute phase with clinical parameters, biological, angiographic, therapeutic and with transmurality, extent, microvascular obstruction and intra myocardial hemorrhage found on MRI made beyond one week and before the 3rd month of the constitution of the necrosis.
A 10-Minute Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Protocol for Cardiac Disease
Coronary Artery DiseaseMyocarditis8 moreThis study aims to identify and assess new CMR techniques that can improve current CMR protocols.
Genetic Sequencing-Informed Targeted Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB-IV Non-small Cell...
Malignant Pericardial EffusionMalignant Pleural Effusion3 moreThis randomized clinical trial studies how well genetic sequencing-informed targeted therapy works in treating patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer. Targeted therapy is a type of treatment that uses drugs or other substances to identify and attack specific types of tumor cells that may have less harm to normal cells. Genetic sequencing may help identify these specific types of tumor cells in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
Interleukin-12 and Trastuzumab in Treating Patients With Cancer That Has High Levels of HER2/Neu...
Advanced Adult Primary Liver CancerAnaplastic Thyroid Cancer125 moreInterleukin-12 may kill tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by stimulating a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells. Monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab can locate tumor cells and either kill them or deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells. Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of interleukin-12 and trastuzumab in treating patients who have cancer that has high levels of HER2/neu and has not responded to previous therapy
Erlotinib Hydrochloride With or Without Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Stage...
Lung AdenocarcinomaLung Adenosquamous Carcinoma5 moreThis randomized phase II trial studies how well erlotinib hydrochloride with or without carboplatin and paclitaxel works in treating patients with stage III-IV non-small cell lung cancer. Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving erlotinib hydrochloride together with carboplatin and paclitaxel may kill more tumor cells than giving either drug alone.
Intrapleural Bevacizumab Injection for Malignant Effusion in Lung Cancer
Non-small Cell Lung CancerMalignant Pleural EffusionMalignant pleural or pericardial effusion is common in lung cancer, and intrapleural drugs injection is important in the treatment. Non- cytotoxic drugs include those with a sclerosing effect that produces pleurodesis, which is easy to cause severe chest pain despite of no influence on the following chemotherapy. Tumor angiogenesis is important in producing MPE. Bevacizumab has been administrated locally in treating optic nerve sickness successfully by anti-VEGF mechanism. So we hypothesize that intrapleural bevacizumab is also effective in treating MPE.
Trial of Drainage With or Without Bleomycin Instillation for Malignant Pericardial Effusion
Malignant Pericardial EffusionThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pericardial instillation of bleomycin as a sclerosing agent after pericardial drainage for lung cancer-associated malignant pericardial effusion.
Evaluation of Different Strategies of Pericardial Drainage After Aortic Valvular Surgery
Pericardial EffusionLate Cardiac Tamponade1 moreThe incidence of pericardial effusion and late cardiac tamponade after aortic and valvular surgery is higher than after other cardiac surgical procedures. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of prolonged mediastinal drainage using small, soft silastic drains (Blake drain, Ethicon USA) versus conventional mediastinal drainage using large chest tubes. A prospective randomized trial.
Surgical Options for Management of Pericardial Effusion
Pericardial EffusionThis is a retrospective descriptive study which will be conducted at Sohag university Hospital, Sohag, Egypt at emergency and cardiothoracic department . It includes all patients with pericardial effusion who diagnosed as temponading pericardial effusion or threatened cardiac temponade , The aim of this work is to clarify the suitability and individualization of each surgical procedure (either subxiphoidal drainage, drainage through thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) pericardiotomy) in treatment and diagnosis of patients presenting with pericardial effusion .