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Early symptoms of fluid around the heart include feeling out of breath, even when lying down. Breathing often becomes easier when you sit up or lean forward. Other signs include feeling lightheaded or dizzy, chest pain that is sharp and stabbing, chest tightness and a dry, chronic cough.
In normal conditions, several milliliters of fluid are present between the heart muscles and the pericardium. Generally pericardial effusion happens with an abnormal fluid accumulation around your heart. Excess fluid accumulation around the heart is not attributed to gender or age. Many conditions can result in fluid build up around the heart and the lungs. The condition might happen when pericardial fluid flow is blocked, and blood is accumulated in the pericardium. Such cancer forms as thyroid cancer, cancer of the cervix, kidney, larynx, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, leukemia, and cancer spread to pericardium, can provoke excessive build up of fluid.