Sign-in to Ask A Doctor - 24x7
OR
Sign in with Google
What Does Fluid In Heart Lead To?
Question: what happens when you have fluid on the heart
Brief Answer:
Following answer to your query.
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.
Fluid in the heart is called pericarditis and in most cases it's caused by:
- viral infection
- tuberculosis
- conective tissue disorders (rheumatoid arthritis, goute)
- malignancies
In most of the cases with viral infections or conective disorders the pericardial liquid is in minimal to moderate quantity. Usually with treatment (NSAID, cholchicine and prednosone) the liquid will be reduced to minimum till it will be gone withon a couple of weeks.
In tubercular pericarditis it needs a long period of antitubercular treatmentto dry the liquid. Die to the long period of staying the pericardial liquid tend to be organosed and form a specific form of pericarditis called constrictive pericarditis that need cardiac surgery to be completely removed.
In malignancies the pericardial liquid is abundant and it doesn't let the right heart to open corctly causing cardiac tamponade which os an emergency whoch need an emergent pericardiocentesis (to remove the exvessive amount ofliquid with needles).
Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
Following answer to your query.
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.
Fluid in the heart is called pericarditis and in most cases it's caused by:
- viral infection
- tuberculosis
- conective tissue disorders (rheumatoid arthritis, goute)
- malignancies
In most of the cases with viral infections or conective disorders the pericardial liquid is in minimal to moderate quantity. Usually with treatment (NSAID, cholchicine and prednosone) the liquid will be reduced to minimum till it will be gone withon a couple of weeks.
In tubercular pericarditis it needs a long period of antitubercular treatmentto dry the liquid. Die to the long period of staying the pericardial liquid tend to be organosed and form a specific form of pericarditis called constrictive pericarditis that need cardiac surgery to be completely removed.
In malignancies the pericardial liquid is abundant and it doesn't let the right heart to open corctly causing cardiac tamponade which os an emergency whoch need an emergent pericardiocentesis (to remove the exvessive amount ofliquid with needles).
Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu
Note: For further queries related to coronary artery disease and prevention, click here.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Get personalised answers from verified doctor in minutes across 80+ specialties
