Pericardial effusion

caused by pericardium disease or many other systemic diseases

belongs to"heart edema"in Chinese medicine based on its clinical manifestations. It is a disease with deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality

and water and blood retention in pericardium due to healthy Qi deficiency

pathogenic Qi attack and long-time Bi syndrome moving into the heart

or pericardium damage and disorder of Qi movement. The therapeutic principle is strengthening the body resistance to eliminate pathogenic factors. Strengthening the body resistance includes boosting Qi

warming Yang and enriching Yin. To eliminate pathogenic factors

promoting urination should be focused on

Qi

blood and water should be regulated at the same time

and sweat promotion

urination promotion and purgation should all be used. According to the difference between transudate and diffusate

heat-clearing blood-cooling toxin-resolving method or Qi-boosting Yang-warming urination-promoting method will be used. Meanwhile

according to the different causes

pericardial effusion can be divided into tuberculous pericardial effusion

lupus pericardial effusion

hypothyroidism pericardial effusion

uremic pericardial effusion

tumor pericardial effusion

and other types. Since pericardial effusion with different causes has different pathogenesis

the therapeutic method should be different.