Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Cardiac tamponade is a rare complication that occurs during hemihepatectomy. This particular complication has a high degree of mortality and morbidity.
Jia-Wan Wang, Ying-Qi Chen
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Treatment results of cardiac tamponade due to thoracic trauma at Jeju Regional Trauma Center, Korea: a case series [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2023 Purpose The purpose of this study was to report the treatment results of patients with traumatic cardiac tamponade after the opening of Jeju Regional Trauma Center.
Jeong Woo Oh, Minjeong Chae
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Contact force sensing in ablation of ventricular arrhythmias using a 56-hole open-irrigation catheter: a propensity-matched analysis. [PDF]
, 2021 PURPOSE: The effect of adding contact force (CF) sensing to 56-hole tip irrigation in ventricular arrhythmia (VA) ablation has not been previously studied.
A Sarkozy +16 more
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The Ultrasound Journal, 2021 Background Pericardial effusion is a known complication of post-open cardiac surgery which can progress to life-threatening cardiac tamponade. Classical signs of tamponade such as hypotension and pulsus paradoxus are often absent.
Osman Adi +4 more
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Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of the Parotid Gland [PDF]
, 2003 BACKGROUND: Metastatic involvement of pericardium producing cardiac tamponade is rare. When occurs it is mainly from the lung, breast and the neoplasms of the lymphoreticular system.
Barbetakis, Nikolaos G +5 more
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Access and non–access site bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention and risk of subsequent mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events:Systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The prognostic impact of site-specific major bleeding complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has yielded conflicting data.
Buchan, Iain +10 more
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Selective Use of Pericardial Window and Drainage as Sole Treatment for Hemopericardium from Penetrating Chest Trauma [PDF]
, 2018 Background Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCIs) are highly lethal, and a sternotomy is considered mandatory for suspected PCI. Recent literature suggests pericardial window (PCW) may be sufficient for superficial cardiac injuries to drain hemopericardium
Chestovich, Paul J., MD +6 more
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Surgical management of cardiac tamponade: Is left anterior minithoracotomy really safe and effective? [PDF]
Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2017 Objective: Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening clinical entity that requires an emergency treatment. Cardiac tamponade can be caused both by benign and malignant diseases. A variety of methods have been described for the treatment of these cases from
Mirko Barone +5 more
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Near-infrared spectroscopy after high-risk congenital heart surgery in the paediatric intensive care unit [PDF]
, 2011 Objective: To establish whether the use of near-infrared spectroscopy is potentially beneficial in high-risk cardiac infants in United Kingdom paediatric intensive care units. Design: A prospective observational pilot study.
Hovarth +5 more
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Pericardial Tamponade and Elevated Serum CA-125 Level in Inadequately Treated Hypothyroidism
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2021 Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency and must be managed promptly, and reaching a diagnosis is imperative to prevent recurrence. Herein, we present a case of a young female patient that presented with progressive shortness of breath and abdominal ...
Moaaz Baghal +7 more
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