Central venous catheterization is widely used in neonatal units. Pericardial effusion (PCE) is an uncommon but life-threatening complication. PCE and tamponade have been reported in 1 to 3% of ...
April 25, 2007 (Boston, MA) - Pulsus paradoxus is no longer a paradox, but it may be among the most reliable of the traditional clinical signs suggesting cardiac tamponade "when faced with a patient ...
The BMT database at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital contains prospectively collected data on all patients transplanted at our center. Database records on 205 patients receiving a blood or marrow ...
PERICARDIAL inflammation is a relatively common complication of uremia. Although its occurrence seems superficially related to the degree of renal failure the pathogenesis is still obscure. The ...
TURIN, ITALY (updated) — The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases has developed a stepwise scoring system to identify patients who need immediate ...
A pericardial effusion occurs when a significant amount of fluid fills the pericardial space. Individuals without pericardial effusion have a small amount of pericardial fluid (15 mL to 50 mL), which ...
Cardiac tamponade occurs when a pericardial effusion exerts a significant amount of pressure externally on the heart, resulting in impaired right ventricular filling eventually causing decreased ...
Cardiac tamponade is a serious medical condition in which your heart can’t pump enough blood to your body due to fluid buildup around your heart. Seek medical help immediately if you or someone you ...
A pericardial effusion is the buildup of excess fluid between the heart and the sac surrounding the heart, known as the pericardium. Pericardial effusion is the buildup of an excess amount of fluid in ...
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