Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature review
Abstract In this case report, we describe isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade, a rare complication of cardiac surgery, diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department (ED). To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a diagnosis made on ED bedside ultrasound....
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| description | Abstract In this case report, we describe isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade, a rare complication of cardiac surgery, diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department (ED). To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a diagnosis made on ED bedside ultrasound. Our patient was a young adult female with a history of recent mitral valve replacement who presented to the ED with dyspnea and was found to have a large loculated pericardial effusion causing left ventricular diastolic collapse. Rapid diagnosis via POCUS in the ED allowed for expedited definitive treatment by cardiothoracic surgery in the operative room and emphasizes the importance of a standard 5‐view cardiac POCUS examination when post–cardiac surgery patients present to the ED. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7608b4c4d1a748a6aec336ae60b8307c2023-08-25T05:44:31ZengWileyJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open2688-11522023-08-0144n/an/a10.1002/emp2.12990Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature reviewMaria Enders0Nima Sarani1Adrienne Malik2Department of Emergency Medicine University of Kansas Health System Kansas CityKansasUSADepartment of Emergency Medicine University of Kansas Health System Kansas CityKansasUSADepartment of Emergency Medicine University of Kansas Health System Kansas CityKansasUSAAbstract In this case report, we describe isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade, a rare complication of cardiac surgery, diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department (ED). To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a diagnosis made on ED bedside ultrasound. Our patient was a young adult female with a history of recent mitral valve replacement who presented to the ED with dyspnea and was found to have a large loculated pericardial effusion causing left ventricular diastolic collapse. Rapid diagnosis via POCUS in the ED allowed for expedited definitive treatment by cardiothoracic surgery in the operative room and emphasizes the importance of a standard 5‐view cardiac POCUS examination when post–cardiac surgery patients present to the ED.https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12990cardiac tamponadeechocardiographypoint‐of‐careultrasound |
| spellingShingle | Maria Enders Nima Sarani Adrienne Malik Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature review Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open cardiac tamponade echocardiography point‐of‐care ultrasound |
| title | Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature review |
| title_full | Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature review |
| title_fullStr | Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature review |
| title_short | Isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point‐of‐care ultrasound in the emergency department: A case report and brief literature review |
| title_sort | isolated left ventricular cardiac tamponade diagnosed on point of care ultrasound in the emergency department a case report and brief literature review |
| topic | cardiac tamponade echocardiography point‐of‐care ultrasound |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12990 |
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