Cardiac tamponade is life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation of fluid, pus, blood, clots, or gas, as a result of effusion, trauma, or rupture ...

In the light of this, the following cases are presented to emphasize the variety of clinical manifestations of uremic pericardial tamponade. Case 1. R.S. (P.B.B.H. 2–99–93), a 43-year-old ...

It needs urgent treatment. In people with cardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade, fluid or blood builds up between the heart and the sac that surrounds the heart. This sac is ...

You are more likely to have symptoms when the effusion is large, develops quickly, or leads to cardiac tamponade. A pericardial effusion that develops into cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency ...

Early removal of pericardial drains after cardiac tamponade complicating atrial fibrillation catheter ablation appears to be safe and effective, with patients monitored for ongoing bleeding ...

However, patients with pericardial tamponade instead are in a state of obstructive shock and are extremely preload-dependent; they require significant volume resuscitation to maintain right heart ...

Pericardiocentesis, also called a pericardial tap ... is done in an emergency to treat something called cardiac tamponade, a life-threatening rapid buildup of fluid around the heart that weakens ...

Fallouh Healthcare, a Birmingham-headquartered medical device innovator, has secured £305,050 in funding from Innovate UK via the Eureka Eurostars programme. The grant will support the final ...

The Pre-clinical investigation of the PerDeCT device (Pericardial Device for monitoring cardiac output and the diagnosis of Tamponade) is funded by Eureka Collaborative R&D (Eurostars Call 7).

If untreated, pericardial effusion can cause congestive heart failure and cardiac tamponade, which would require immediate medical attention Even though severe cases of pericardial effusion can ...

This procedure is called pericardiocentesis. People experiencing pericardial effusions that have developed into cardiac tamponade may require emergency surgery and a hospital stay. For people who ...

The causes of pericardial penetration or fluid accumulation might include: Cardiac tamponade often has three signs your doctor can recognize. These signs are commonly known as Beck’s triad.