Open AccessRegional cardiac compression due to a large anaerobic bacterial empyema
Author(s) -
Colleran John A.,
Papademetriou Vasilios,
Lu David,
Fletcher Ross D.,
Ballo Michael S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960190410
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac tamponade , empyema , anaerobic exercise , compression (physics) , cardiology , surgery , physiology , materials science , composite material
Compression of the heart outside the pericardial sac is a rare cause of hemodynamic compromise and cardiac tamponade. We report an atypical case of regional cardiac compression caused by a large loculated anaerobic bacterial empyema.
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