Cardiac tamponade is an uncommon, but life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. It occurs twice as frequently after the use of atheroablative devices compared with ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Watchman is a device that can help prevent blood clots from leaving the heart. However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The ...

Retrospective analysis of resuscitative thoracotomy for traumatic cardiac arrest covered records from 1999 to 2019 from London's Air Ambulance. People with cardiac tamponade were more likely to ...

Pericardiocentesis, also called a pericardial tap, is a procedure in which a needle and catheter remove fluid from the pericardium, the sac around your heart. The fluid is tested for signs of ...

Hypotension or low blood pressure prevents organs from receiving the necessary amount of blood to function. An acute reduction in blood pressure can result in shock syndrome, whereas long-term ...

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 ...

More than one third of patients with PCI-related cardiac tamponade develop the first hemodynamic signs several hours after PCI. These late-presenting cases are often a diagnostic challenge at the ...