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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2007

Open Access 01-12-2007 | Case report

Localised pericardial tamponade diagnosed by computed tomography: a case presentation

Authors: Hunaid A Vohra, Hazem Khout, Deepashree Bapu, Qamar Abid

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2007

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In a normovolemic patient, low cardiac output after cardiac surgery may be a result of myocardial ischaemia and/or pericardial tamponade. However, without any objective evidence of ischaemia alongwith no signs of pericardial tamponade or regional wall motion abnormality on transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), the diagnosis remains ambiguous. Computed tomography (CT scan) of the chest may be helpful to reveal pericardial tamponade. …
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Metadata
Title
Localised pericardial tamponade diagnosed by computed tomography: a case presentation
Authors
Hunaid A Vohra
Hazem Khout
Deepashree Bapu
Qamar Abid
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-162

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