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	Cardiac Tamponade and Pericardiocentisis
		March 2001, MERGINET - Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening emergency that involves the accumulation of fluid between the heart and the pericardial sac.
		Cardiac or pericardial tamponade causes a shock-like state due to compression of the heart by accumulating fluid.
		It isn't uncommon for cardiac tamponade to be confused with tension pneumothorax and hemothorax.
	www.merginet.com /clinical/cardiac/Tamponade.cfm (1511 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade - Health Centers
		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).
		Cardiac tamponade is often associated with pericarditis caused by bacterial or viral infections.
		Cardiac tamponade is an emergency condition that requires hospitalization.
	www.thehawaiichannel.com /encyclopedia/6859582/detail.html (757 words)

	Cardiac tamponade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade, is a medical emergency condition where liquid accumulates in the pericardium in a relatively short time.
		Myocardial rupture is a somewhat uncommon cause of pericardial tamponade.
		Cardiac tamponade presents with a midline trachea and equal breath sounds, unless comorbid with either hemothorax or pneumothorax.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cardiac_tamponade (691 words)

	Cardiac tamponade Summary
		Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency condition where liquid accumulates in the pericardium in a relatively short time.
		Chronic cardiac tamponade is a slower process in which up to two litres of fluid can enter the pericardial space over a period of time, and the pericardium stretches to accommodate the volume.
		Cardiac tamponade presents with a midline trachea and equal breath sounds, unless comorbid with either hemothorax or pneumothorax.
	www.bookrags.com /Cardiac_tamponade (1034 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Cardiac tamponade is often associated with pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardial sac) caused by bacterial or viral infections.
		Treatment of a cardiac tamponade depends on the haemodynamic stability of the patient and the status of the underlying malignancy.
		Cardiac tamponade is rarely the initial presentation of malignancy, and investigation including analysis of pericardial fluid usually reveals the cause.
	www.virtualpaincentre.com /diseases.asp?did=731 (1355 words)

	CARDIAC TAMPONADE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Cardiac tamponade is compression of the heart by fluid within the pericardium, impairing the heart's ability to relax after contraction.
		Pericardial tamponade can be acute, or sudden, and usually results from trauma such as a penetrating knife wound or from a motor vehicle accident, with the chest hitting the steering wheel and resulting in a tear of the main artery leaving the heart (aortic dissection).
		Other possible causes of acute cardiac tamponade include rupture of the heart muscle after a heart attack or holes made in the heart during a procedure (such as placement of a pacemaker).
	www.apma-nc.com /PatientEducation/cardiac_tamponade.htm (674 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade and Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in Lung Cancer: A Case Report - Health - RedOrbit
		A combination of pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade and superior vena caval syndrome is an unusual first presentation of carcinoma of lung, although cardiac involvement is often a late finding in widespread malignancy.
		Cardiac tamponade is rarely a presenting manifestation of carcinoma of the lung.
		Cardiac tamponade is an indication for urgent pericardiocentesis.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=108510 (1665 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade - Page 2
		Cardiac tamponade is a serious but uncommon condition characterized by excessive fluid in the pericardium (the sac surrounding the
		Cardiac tamponade that occurs rapidly is known as acute cardiac tamponade.
		Subacute cardiac tamponade may be caused by as much as 2000 ml because the pericardium is able to stretch and accommodate more fluid.
	heart.health.ivillage.com /infectionsinjuries/cardiactamponade2.cfm (422 words)

	Cardiology Advisor 2006.4: Cardiac Tamponade
		Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition caused by fluid under pressure around the heart.
		Sudden bleeding into the pericardium is one cause of cardiac tamponade.
		Pericarditis, an inflammation of the pericardium, may cause fluid and cardiac tamponade.
	www.fairview.org /healthlibrary/content/ca_tamponad_car.htm (499 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade - The Doctors Lounge(TM)
		Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency condition where a large amount of a liquid accumulates in the pericardium in a relatively short time.
		Chronic cardiac tamponade is a slower process, where up to two litres of fluid can enter the pericardial space over a period of time, the pericardium stretching to accommodate.
		In cases of cardiac tamponade, the heart sounds may sound muffled on auscultation as the accumulated fluid dampen the normal heart sounds transmitted through the chest wall.
	www.thedoctorslounge.net /cardiology/diseases/cardiac_tamponade.htm (346 words)

	Cardiac tamponade
		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).
		Cardiac tamponade is often associated with pericarditis caused by bacterial or viral infections.
		Cardiac tamponade occurs in approximately 2 out of 10,000 people.
	www.umm.edu /ency/article/000194.htm (356 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade - The Doctors Lounge(TM)
		Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency condition where a large amount of a liquid accumulates in the pericardium in a relatively short time.
		Chronic cardiac tamponade is a slower process, where up to two litres of fluid can enter the pericardial space over a period of time, the pericardium stretching to accommodate.
		In cases of cardiac tamponade, the heart sounds may sound muffled on auscultation as the accumulated fluid dampen the normal heart sounds transmitted through the chest wall.
	www.doctorslounge.com /cardiology/diseases/cardiac_tamponade.htm (345 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade - Page 1
		Cardiac tamponade is an uncommon condition characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardium (the sac surrounding the
		Cardiac tamponade results when fluid collects rapidly or in large amounts, which interferes with the heart's ability to pump and fill with blood.
		People at high risk for developing cardiac tamponade are urged to take anti-inflammatory medications and to learn the symptoms of cardiac tamponade in order to get immediate medical treatment at the first sign of danger.
	heart.health.ivillage.com /infectionsinjuries/cardiactamponade.cfm (377 words)

	Discovery Health :: Diseases & Conditions :: cardiac tamponade
		Cardiac tamponade is a build-up of fluid in the pericardium, which is the thin membrane around the heart.
		Although the onset of cardiac tamponade can be sudden, it most commonly occurs slowly.
		Cardiac tamponade can occur after any of the following events or conditions.
	health.discovery.com /encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=16 (422 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade - Health EncyclopediaNews Story - KNBC \| Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Cardiac tamponade is an emergency condition that requires hospitalization.
		This is usually accomplished with pericardiocentesis (a procedure to drain the fluid around the heart) or by cutting and removing part of the pericardium (pericardial window).
		Cardiac tamponade is an emergency condition requiring immediate attention!
	www.nbc4.tv /encyclopedia/6859582/detail.html (752 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade
		cardiac tamponade from blood in the pericardial sac is usually diagnosed clinically
		The cause of the tamponade must be identified and treated.
		Cutting and/or removal of part of the pericardium (surgical pericardiectomy) may be required if scarring is a cause of tamponade.
	www.e-radiography.net /radpath/c/cardiactamponade.htm (549 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade - Patient UK
		Cardiac tamponade is a clinical syndrome caused by the accumulation of blood, fluid, pus, clots, or gas, in the pericardial space, resulting in reduced ventricular filling and subsequent haemodynamic compromise.
		Creatine kinase and isoenzymes: elevated in myocardial infarction and cardiac trauma.
		He pioneered emergency surgery to restart hearts (open cardiac massage), defining a precise sequence of steps for the management of cardiac arrest in the operating room, and was the first to use an electrical defibrillator successfully directly applied to the heart of a 14 yr old boy in 1947.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/40001316 (1046 words)

	Metastatic Pericardial Effusion And Cardiac Tamponade Due To Parotid Adenocarcinoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Metastatic malignancy presenting as cardiac tamponade is not uncommon; however, hematogenous spread from carcinoma is rare.
		We report a case of parotid adenocarcinoma leading to cardiac tamponade in a 61-year old man. The patient presented with signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade.
		Cardiac metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma mimicking pericardial effusion on radionuclide angiocardiography.
	www.ispub.com /ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijc/vol3n1/tamponade.xml (1321 words)

	BenHDo2
		Cardiac Tamponade occurs when there is an excess accumulation of pericardial fluid in the pericardium.
		Cardiac tamponade could be caused by malignant disease, pericarditis, heart attack, tuberculosis, bacterial or viral infection, and lupus.
		The main complication arising from cardiac tamponade is the possibility of shock from hypotension due to decreased cardiac output.
	bme.usc.edu /bme403/Section_3/cardiac_tamponade.html (445 words)

	Cardiac Tamponade \| AHealthyMe.com
		Cardiac tamponade occurs when the heart is squeezed by fluid that collects inside the sac that surrounds it.
		Blunt or penetrating injury from trauma to the chest or heart can also result in cardiac tamponade when large amounts of blood fill the pericardium.
		When tamponade occurs because of trauma, the sound of the heart beats can become faint, and the blood pressure in the arteries decreases, while the blood pressure in the veins increases.
	www.ahealthyme.com /topic/topic100586576 (553 words)

	World Journal of Surgical Oncology \| Full text \| Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of the ...
		Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of the Parotid Gland
		We report an unusual case of a patient with adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland, which presented with cardiac tamponade and was treated urgently with pericardial drainage and intrapericardial injection of cisplatin.
		The increase in pericardial fluid seen in malignant pericardial effusions is usually due to obstruction of lymphatic and venous drainage of the heart and this disturbs the level of intrapericardial pressure depending on the rate of fluid accumulation, pericardial compliance and intravascular volume.
	www.wjso.com /content/1/1/20 (1376 words)

	NEJM -- Elevated arterial blood pressure in cardiac tamponade
		In cardiac tamponade cardiac output falls, but peripheral vascular resistance increases, so that systemic blood pressure may be maintained at normal or near-normal levels.
		We recently observed a patient with cardiac tamponade whose blood pressure was markedly elevated.
		To determine the frequency of elevated blood pressure in patients with cardiac tamponade and their hemodynamic characteristics, we studied 18 consecutive patients with cardiac tamponade from a variety of causes using right heart catheterization.
	content.nejm.org /cgi/content/abstract/327/7/463 (362 words)

	eMedicine - Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade : Article by Verena T Valley, MD
		Tamponade was described in 1 case report as the first manifestation of dermatopolymyositis.
		Electrical alternans is pathognomonic of cardiac tamponade and is characterized by alternating levels of ECG voltage of the P wave, QRS complex, and T waves.
		Spodick DH: Pericarditis, pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade and constriction.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic412.htm (4389 words)

	How transthoracic echocardiography detects cardiac tamponade Nursing - Find Articles
		Usually considered a medical emergency, cardiac tamponade is a hemodynamic consequence of blood or excess fluid accumulation in the pericardial space.
		Signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output include changes in mental status, narrowed pulse pressure, hypotension, distended neck veins, cool and clammy skin, faint or muffled heart sounds, electrical alternans, low voltage on the ECG, and paradoxic pulse (a decrease of 10 mm Hg or more in systolic arterial pressure with normal inspiration).
		A sign of cardiac tamponade evident on echocardiogram is right ventricular compression, which disappears following pericardiocentesis and isn't present with pericardial effusion without tamponade.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3689/is_200403/ai_n9405333 (680 words)

	Tamponade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tamponade is a condition of blood flow stoppage either by insertion of a tampon (a wadded cotton plug) into a blood vessel or by a constriction of the vessel by an outside force.
		Tamponade is a useful method of stopping a hemorrhage.
		There can, however, be disastrous consequences when tamponade occurs as a result of health problems, as in the case of Cardiac tamponade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tamponade (189 words)

	Mechanism of biphasic response of renal nerve activity during acute cardiac tamponade in conscious rabbits -- Hagiike ...
		Because the hemodynamic responses during cardiac tamponade and hemorrhage are similar, it is possible that RSNA responses
		Factors confounding blockade of cardiac afferents by intrapericardial procaine in conscious rabbits.
		Roles of carotid baroreceptor and cardiac afferents in hemodynamic responses to acute central hypovolemia.
	ajpregu.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/276/5/R1232 (4438 words)

	Myxedema and pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade (a case report). Retnam VJ, Chichgar JA, Patkar LA, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Kern et al[5] described pericardial effusion as a "constant, early and major factor in myxedema heart." Its presentation is similar to that of congestive cardiac failure.
		The pathophysiologic derangements responsible for the collection of fluid in the serous cavities of myxedema patients are probably increased systemic capillary permeability[6] and disturbances in electrolyte metabolism.
		The rarity of cardiac tamponade[2], [8], [9] in myxedema patients with pericardial effusion is attributed to the slow accumulation of fluid and the remarkable distensibility of the pericardium.
	www.jpgmonline.com /article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1983;volume=29;issue=3;spage=188;epage=190B;aulast=Retnam (1088 words)

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