Technique for distinguishing between pericardial tamponade and myocardial failure: Reply

Wegener's granulomatosis complicated by pericardial tamponade and renal failure.

Acute pericardial tamponade due to ruptured multiloculated myocardial hydatid cyst.

Echocardiography Department, Ghaem Hospital, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, No. 38, PO Box 91375-4836, North Daneshsara Street, Abkooh Ave, Mashad, Iran; Cardiology Department, Ghaem Hospital, Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad, Iran; Cardiac Surgery Department, Ghaem Hospital, Mashad University of Medical Sciences Mashad, Iran; and Cardiology Department, Ghaem Hospital, Mash...

Resistant pericardial tamponade.

An 87-year-old woman with critical aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function (ejection fraction 50%) was admitted with pulmonary edema. She stabilized with medical therapy, and a decision was made to perform balloon aortic valvuloplasty as a bridge to potential transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Initially, a temporary pacemaker was inserted from the right femor...

Tuberculous pericardial abscess with impending pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade.

The case of a 59 year male with acute tuberculous pericardial abscess who presented with cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, signs of Tamponade and a large Pleural Effusion is reported. Performing Pericardiocentesis did not improve his symptoms hence he was subjected to surgery. Acute tuberculous pericardial abscess was the diagnosis made after histopathology which was successfully managed with stern...

Purulent Pericardial Effusions with Pericardial Tamponade – Diagnosis and Treatment Issues

Purulent pericarditis is rarely encountered in the antibiotherapy era, mainly in immunosupressed patients, after cardiac operations, in septicemia. Diagnosis of purulent pericarditis is based upon the analysis of pericardial drainage, obtained through pericardiocentesis or preferably, through a surgical approach. The reported case has following peculiarities: clinical signs of false acute surgi...