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CARDIAC TAMPONADE FOLLOWING INFARCTION: MANAGEMENT WITH PERICARDIOCENTESIS AND SURGERY
Author(s) -
LIMAYE S. B.,
STUBBERFIELD J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1985.tb02771.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardiocentesis , cardiac tamponade , tamponade , myocardial infarction , infarction , conservative management , surgery , cardiology
Four patients with cardiac tamponade following myocardial infarction are presented. Diagnostic clinical features and the role of echocardiography are discussed. Pericardiocentesis resulted in rapid improvement in clinical state but frequently tamponade recurred. Surgery was undertaken in three patients and two have survived long term. If promptly recognised, tamponade following myocardial infarction may be treated.