Case Rep Cardiol 2021 28;2021:2232057. Epub 2021 Nov 28.
Department of Cardiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
Background: Chylopericardium is the accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the pericardial cavity. It can be idiopathic or secondary to trauma, cardiothoracic surgery, neoplasm, radiation, tuberculosis, lymphatic duct dysfunction, thrombosis, or other causes. We present a case of chylopericardium due to subclavian vein thrombosis in a patient with protein S deficiency. Read More