Pericardial tamponade, a diagnostic chameleon: from the historical perspectives to contemporary management

Pericardial tamponade, a diagnostic chameleon: from the historical perspectives to contemporary management

Abstract Background Pericardial tamponade (PT) early after cardiac surgery is a challenging clinical entity, not infrequently misrecognized and often only detected late in its course. Because the clinical signs of pericardial tamponade can be very unspecific, a high degree of initial suspicion is re...

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Main Authors: Ann-Sophie Kaemmerer, Khaleel Alkhalaileh, Mathieu N. Suleiman, Markus Kopp, Christine Hauer, Matthias S. May, Michael Uder, Michael Weyand, Frank Harig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Cardiac tamponade
Postoperative complication
Pericardial effusion
Diagnostics
Historical aspects
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02174-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02174-9

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