These symptoms can occur with various heart concerns, but they are most commonly associated with a condition called cardiac tamponade. Cardiac tamponade causes a build-up of a large amount of ...

However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The Watchman device functions to reduce the risk of stroke. During a Watchman ...

In connective tissue disorders, the incidence of pericardial disease and pericardial effusion can be up to 58%, and if untreated, it can lead to cardiac tamponade which can be fatal. Physicians must ...

Chest pain when coughing is a common symptom of many health issues. Although the pain will often clear on its own without treatment, it can sometimes be a sign of a medical emergency. This is ...

In clinical practice the etiology search is often inconclusive and many cases are labeled as 'idiopathic' at the end of the diagnostic evaluation.

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PE was present in 68 cases (38.8%) and was mild in 60 of 68 cases (88.2%). PE was severe in 4 cases with cardiac tamponade. We did not record cases with constrictive pericarditis. CT was performed in ...

Initially considered relatively resistant to radiation damage, the heart has been shown over the past 4 decades to be susceptible to radiation-induced cardiovascular toxicity and despite advances in ...

Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) interrupts circulation, causing brain cells to start dying in less than five minutes of the brain going without needed oxygen in the blood. The ...

While in the ICU, Hailey Yentz’s parents from Northern Virginia and her sister from Durham rushed to be by her side after doctors informed them that she had experienced cardiac arrest.

Cardiac causes of dyspnea include congestive heart failure (CHF), acute ... ACS may cause dyspnea, particularly in women, diabetics, and older adults, necessitating rapid ECG assessment. Pericarditis ...