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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
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Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade as a Form of Presentation of Primary Hypothyroidism
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2002 The authors describe a case of pericardial effusion accompanied by cardiac tamponade caused by primary hypothyroidism. Diagnosis was made by exclusion, because other causes of cardiac tamponade are more frequent.
Acir Rachid +5 more
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Late onset seroma post-thymectomy presenting as cardiac tamponade [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2015 Late onset seroma is a rare post-operative complication occurring after various surgeries including thymectomy. Most cases are asymptomatic; however, seromas occurring in the mediastinal cavity may cause compression symptoms including airway compression ...
Dilli Ram Poudel +4 more
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Cardiac tamponade as a late complication of a minor trauma due to syncope: A case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2018 Haemopericardium with cardiac tamponade following minor blunt trauma is a rare, life-threatening condition. The diagnosis of cardiac tamponade as well as therapeutic management may be delayed, since the link between trauma and illness is often overlooked.
Bologna, Alessandra +9 more
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Contemporary evaluation of the causes of cardiac tamponade: Acute and long-term outcomes [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening state that complicates various medical conditions. The contemporary interventional era may have led to changes in clinical characteristics, causes and outcomes of cardiac tamponade.
Flugelman, Moshe Y. +3 more
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BMC Rheumatology, 2023 Introduction Clinically significant pericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients is uncommon and the factors that contribute to progression of pericardial involvement in SSc patients have not been well established ...
Bikash Basyal +2 more
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Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2023 Cardiac tamponade with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a rare but fatal complication. Although cardiac tamponade is typically managed with pericardiocentesis and medication, there is no definitive treatment for this condition.
Tomoo Kise +2 more
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Case Reports in Critical Care, 2021 Pericardial tamponade results in multiple organ dysfunction and can lead to cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a life-saving measure performed on patients in cardiac arrest, can lead to thoracic organ damage. However, CPR rarely acts as
Varun tej Gonuguntla +6 more
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Cardiac Tamponade: Innovative Sternotomy Simulation Model for Training Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Team [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction: Cardiac tamponade occurring after cardiac surgery is rare but life threatening and requires simultaneous resuscitation and emergent sternotomy by the intensive care team. A simulated scenario using innovative mannequin with sternotomy wound
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013 We present a case of young female presenting with clinical features of cardiac tamponade. On initial investigation, the etiology of cardiac tamponade could not be made.
Jatinder Mokta +4 more
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