A Tight Squeeze: Focal Tamponade and Obstructive Shock From Esophageal Stenting
Cardiac tamponade is a rare cause of shock in the medical intensive care unit. This paper describes the case of a focal cardiac tamponade caused by… Cardiac tamponade is a rare cause of shock in the medical intensive care unit. This paper describes the case of a focal cardiac tamponade caused by com...
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Published in | JACC. Case reports Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 70 - 72 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier
19.06.2019
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Summary: | Cardiac tamponade is a rare cause of shock in the medical intensive care unit. This paper describes the case of a focal cardiac tamponade caused by…
Cardiac tamponade is a rare cause of shock in the medical intensive care unit. This paper describes the case of a focal cardiac tamponade caused by compression of the left atrium due to an esophageal stent. Echocardiography yielded a diagnosis when other diagnostic methods did not. (
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ISSN: | 2666-0849 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.05.019 |