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EKG on admission showing sinus rhythm with first degree AV block and low voltage QRS.
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Electrocardiogram showed low-voltage, normal sinus rhythm with first degree block and PR interval at 210 ms (Figure 1).
CT scan showing pericardial effusion.
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Her chest computed tomography angiogram showed an enlarged heart with a moderate sized pericardial effusion measuring 2 cm in diameter (Figure 2).
Transthoracic echocardiogram showing pericardial effusion circumferential to the heart.
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An emergent transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) demonstrated left ventricular ejection fraction of 55% to 60%, and a large circumferential pericardial effusion was present without hemodynamic compromise (Figure 3).