Clinically Symptomatic Pericardial Effusions in Hospitalized Systemic Sclerosis Patients: Demographics and Management

Table 1

Characteristics of all SSc patients admitted for pericardial disease.

	All patients
Sex	19 F, 4 M
Age	60 (range: 44–79)
Race	14 C, 5 AA, and 2 unknown
SSc type	LcSSc 6, dcSSc 6, and unknown 11
Right heart failure	11 (48%)
Tamponade	4 (17%)
PAH	17 (74%)
Medical/surgical therapy	18/5
Readmission	3
Death during admission	2
Death up to 2/2017	8

F = female; M = male; C = Caucasian; AA = African American; LcSSc = limited systemic sclerosis; dcSSc = diffuse systemic sclerosis; PAH = pulmonary arterial hypertension.