TY - JOUR T1 - Pitfall in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion by echocardiography JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - 613 LP - 613 DO - 10.1136/hrt.82.5.613 VL - 82 IS - 5 AU - J AUER AU - R BERENT AU - B EBER Y1 - 1999/11/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/82/5/613.abstract N2 - A 65 year old man with an 18 year history of ischaemic heart disease was admitted with a six week history of severe weakness and orthostatic hypotension. Eight weeks before admission he underwent echocardiography at his local hospital to evaluate exertional … ER -