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Acute Cardiac Tamponade

2003; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 349; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmra022643

1533-4406

David H. Spodick,

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena

Acute cardiac tamponade is life threatening and requires prompt pericardial drainage. This review explains the manifestations of tamponade, including a presentation in which the diagnostic finding of pulsus paradoxus is absent, and variant forms, such as low-pressure tamponade and regional tamponade.