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Pericardial Tamponade

Health Encyclopedia: Cardiac Tamponade

Definition

Cardiac tamponade is the compression of the heart caused by blood or fluid accumulation in the space between the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) and the pericardium (the outer covering sac of the heart).

Alternative Names

Tamponade; Pericardial tamponade

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

In this condition, blood or fluid collects within the pericardium. This prevents the ventricles from expanding fully, so they cannot adequately fill...

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Tamponade; Pericardial tamponade Treatment Cardiac tamponade is an emergency condition that requires hospitalization. Treatment is aimed at saving... Read more »

Cardiac tamponade

Tamponade; Pericardial tamponade Symptoms Anxiety , restlessness Discomfort, sometimes relieved by sitting upright or leaning... Read more »

Pericarditis: bacterial

...from the pericardial sac) is necessary to drain infected pericardial fluid and to prevent or treat cardiac tamponade . Surgical pericardiectomy (cutting or removal of part of the pericardium)... Read more »

Pericarditis

...the pericardial sac. If the buildup of pericardial fluid makes the heart function poorly or produces cardiac tamponade, it is necessary to drain the fluid from the sac. This procedure, called... Read more »

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