B. PongpanichS. DhanamittaMahidol University2018-04-192018-04-191974-01-01ASIAN J.MOD.MED.. Vol.10, No.11 (1974), 404-4062-s2.0-0016320844https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/10717Three cases of cardiac beriberi (one infant and two children) are reported. A serial haemodynamic study was performed on one patient, before and after treatment with thiamin. The studies demonstrated pericardial effusion, which disappeared after treatment. The role of pericardial effusion as a factor producing cardiac enlargement, abnormal electrocardiogram and absence of high cardiac output is discussed.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS