[Cardiac tamponade]. / Tamponnade.
Rev Prat
; 50(1): 45-8, 2000 Jan 01.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10731827
ABSTRACT
Cardiac tamponade is an emergency situation. Diagnosis is to be suspected when an elevation of systemic venous pressure, a decline in systemic arterial pressure and a clinical context of neoplasia or recent acute pericarditis are associated. Transthoracic echocardiogram is the gold-standard of diagnosis, and allows the accurate diagnosis of a large pericardial effusion precise localisation and haemodynamic evaluation are needed before therapeutic decision. Pericardiocentesis is the only appropriate treatment. Surgical procedure, or less traumatic echo-guided pericardiocentesis, provide rapid haemodynamic relief of symptoms. Prognosis is determined by aetiology.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiac Tamponade
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Rev Prat
Year:
2000
Type:
Article