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Cardiac tamponade
Author(s) -
Meltser Henry,
Kalaria Vijay G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20274
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac tamponade , pericardial effusion , tamponade , hemodynamics , intensive care medicine , cardiology
Cardiac tamponade is a common cardiac emergency requiring prompt diagnosis and intervention. A thorough understanding of the spectrum of clinical and hemodynamic changes in patients with pericardial effusion is vital for interventional cardiologists. This review discusses pathophysiology of cardiac tamponade with emphasis on hemodynamic aberrations. Specific clinical situations that lead to atypical hemodynamic presentations of cardiac tamponade are emphasized with a review of various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005;64: 245–255. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.