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(Created page with "'''Cardiac tamponade''' is a condition where a pericardial effusion compresses the heart, leading to life-threatening acute heart failure. This occurs if the pericardial effusion develops rapidly or is large. It’s an emergency which should be treated empirically even before a proper diagnosis is made. == Etiology == * Acute pericarditis * Cardiac wall rupture (trauma, MI) * Cardiac surgery == Clinical features == Cardiac t...")
 
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Treatment should not be delayed due to diagnostic evaluations. Treatment is by pericardiocentesis, under [[ultrasound]] or [[Fluoroscopy|fluoroscopic]] guidance. If unsuccessful, surgery may be necessary.
Treatment should not be delayed due to diagnostic evaluations. Treatment is by pericardiocentesis, under [[ultrasound]] or [[Fluoroscopy|fluoroscopic]] guidance. If unsuccessful, surgery may be necessary.
[[Category:Cardiology]]
[[Category:Cardiology]]
[[Category:Internal Medicine (POTE course)]]