Acute cardiac tamponade was suspected from cardiomegaly on routine chest x-ray and confirmed with an echocardiogram. Analysis of the pericardial fluid and other laboratory data ruled out all the ...

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 ...

Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...

Cardiac tamponade causes a build-up of a large amount of fluid in your pericardium, or the protective sac of fluid around your heart. This fluid build-up is called pericardial effusion.

There were no new aetiological diagnoses. Adverse events were respectively: cardiac tamponade in 8 patients (8.0%), pericardiocentesis in 30 patients (30.0%), pericardial window in 12 cases (12.0%) ...

The four acutely life-threatening emergencies for which delay in definitive care is unjustified are: abdominal aortic aneurysm, traumatic hemoperitoneum, ectopic pregnancy and pericardial tamponade.

The majority of patients who reported pericardial effusion following oral minoxidil use were men, which was a significantly higher rate than all other adverse events associated with oral minoxidil use ...

Cardiac manifestations of DM may include subclinical diastolic dysfunction, arrhythmias, myocarditis, pericarditis, pericardial effusion/tamponade, cardiomyopathy, myocardial fibrosis, and ...

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

A thorough physical examination should be carried out to identify classic findings of cardiac tamponade, such as muffled heart sounds, hypotension, jugular venous distension, and paradoxical pulse.

Other conditions like COPD and heart failure may require ongoing care from a specialist. Chest pain with coughing can also be a sign of a medical emergency like a heart attack, cardiac tamponade, ...