Severe rheumatic mitral stenosis with pericardial effusion causing left ventricular tamponade.
Br Heart J
; 67(3): 269-70, 1992 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1554547
ABSTRACT
A woman of 38 was admitted for urgent surgery of severe mitral stenosis causing pulmonary oedema. Echocardiography showed a pericardial effusion with apparent distortion and collapse of the left ventricle. Urgent drainage of the effusion before mitral valve surgery led to an improvement in cardiac output with no detectable change in right heart pressures.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pericardial Effusion
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Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Cardiac Tamponade
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Mitral Valve Stenosis
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Br Heart J
Year:
1992
Document type:
Article