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What do you call fluid collection around the heart?

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Tuberculous pericardial effusion can be documented by aspirating the fluid and culturing the fluid for the presence of the bacteria causing tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). There are other tests also for tuberculous pericarditis, but they not as sure as growing the bacterium in culture.

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Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification

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They include myocardial ischemia, acute pericarditis, pulmonary embolism, external compression due to mass over the right ventricular outflow tract region, and metabolic disorders like hyper or hypokalemia and hypercalcemia. These are the conditions which have to be considered or excluded as they can sometimes manifest Brugada pattern on ECG.