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. 2005 Jun;91(6):785–790. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.037499

Table 1.

 Symptoms of pericardial effusion in 368 patients

Symptoms Number of patients
Dyspnoea 265 (72%)
Chest pain 184 (50%)
Palpitation 192 (52%)
Oedema 114 (31%)
Cough 96 (26%)
Fever 92 (25%)
Orthopnoea 77 (21%)
Abdominal swelling 55 (15%)
Night sweats 48 (13%)
Chills 30 (8%)
Syncope 8 (2%)
Dysphasia 8 (2%)