How to diagnose cardiac tamponade

JHM van Steijn; DT Sleijfer; WTA van der Graaf; A van der Sluis; P Nieboer

How to diagnose cardiac tamponade

JHM van Steijn^*, DT Sleijfer, WTA van der Graaf, A van der Sluis, P Nieboer

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Abstract

Malignant pericardial effusion is a potentially fatal complication of malignancy unless recognised and treated promptly. Patients with this condition are often difficult to diagnose. Physical examination, chest radiography and electrocardiography have poor diagnostic values in identification of patients with pericardial effusion.

Echocardiography, which allows rapid confirmation of the presence of an effusion and precise assessment of its haemodynamic impact, is the gold standard for diagnosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	334-338
Number of pages	5
Journal	Netherlands Journal of Medicine
Volume	60
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - Sept-2002

Keywords

PULSUS PARADOXUS
PERICARDIAL-EFFUSION
CRITICALLY ILL

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