Table 2. Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients undergoing intervention for pericardial effusion.

Type of malignancy	N (%)
Lung	20 (28)
Breast	8 (11.3)
Lymphoma/Leukemia	28 (39.4)
Thyroid	2 (2.8)
Gastrointestinal	3 (4.2)
Head and neck	2 (2.8)
Genitourinary	2 (2.8)
Gynecological	2 (2.8)
Thymoma	2 (2.8)
Others	2 (2.8)
Ejection fraction % (mean ± SD)	54.6 ± 5.4
Pericardial effusion size
Medium	67 (94.4)
Large	4 (5.6)
Tamponade physiology
Yes	98 (96.1)
No	4 (3.9)
Distribution of effusion
Circumferential	46 (64.8)
Loculated	25 (35.2)
Indication of procedure
Therapeutic	40 (56.3)
Diagnostic + Therapeutic	31 (43.7)