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Life-threatening cardiac tamponade complicating myo-pericarditis in COVID-19
European Heart Journal, 2020 A 47-year-old presented with chest pain and breathlessness. She was positive for COVID-19. Echocardiogram showed cardiac tamponade, and pericardiocentesis was performed. This is the first reported case of COVID-19-associated cardiac tamponade.
A. Hua +3 more
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Pericardial Haemangioma: A Common Tumour in an Unusual Location: Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Overall incidence of primary cardiac tumour ranges from 0.0017% and 0.27% at autopsy. Cardiac haemangiomas are rare, and account for 2.8% of benign cardiac tumours. Pericardial haemangiomas, in particular are extremely rare. Pericardial haemangiomas are
Rufus Sam Vargis +4 more
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Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2020 Mediastinal malignancies are a commonly identified etiology in superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), and despite the known management of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or a combination of both, this can prove to be a dilemma during pregnancy.
Omar S Obeidat +3 more
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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2019 Concurrence of a congenital Morgagni hernia and paraesophageal hernia is rare and can occasionally present as a medical emergency. Here, we report a unique case of a patient with paroxysms of cough-induced syncope secondary to cardiac compression by a simultaneously occurring anterior Morgagni hernia and posterior paraesophageal hernia.
Alexis M, Coolidge +2 more
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Acta ophthalmologica, 2020 Silicone oil (SO) has been used as a long‐term tamponade agent in the treatment of complicated vitreoretinal diseases for about half a century, during which time many advances in surgical techniques and technologies have been made. This review summarizes
Ying Chen +6 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 Although pericarditis is the most prevalent cardiac involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiac tamponade is extremely infrequent notably as the first manifestation of the disease.
Chadia Chourabi +12 more
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Effects of perfluorooctane on the retina as a short-term and small amounts remnant in rabbits [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 AIM: To investigate changes in the rabbit retina after short-term and small amounts tamponade of perfluorooctane (PFO). METHODS: New Zealand rabbits were used, and 48 eyes were randomly and evenly assigned into four different groups.
Qing-Chen Li +5 more
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Unexplained recurrent pericardial effusion in a young adult male: Think beyond tuberculosis
Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Pericardial effusion is usually caused by infection, fluid overload states, connective tissue disorders, heart surgery, aortic dissection, and malignancy.
Anshuman Darbari +3 more
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Acute Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with COVID-19: A Therapeutic Challenge
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 We report a case of acute viral pericarditis and cardiac tamponade in a patient with COVID-19 to highlight the associated treatment challenges, especially given the uncertainty associated with the safety of standard treatment.
Talal Asif +3 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1997 Summary Cardiac tamponade is a cardiological emergency requiring prompt treatment in order to avoid a fatal outcome. It can complicate a number of medical conditions and it is important, therefore, that all practitioners are aware of its presentation, diagnosis and management. These are outlined.
J B, Ball, W L, Morrison
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