Abstract
Cardiac tamponade, early or late after cardiac surgery, is an uncommon while a potentially lethal condition in which the classic signs of tamponade may be absent. High index of suspicion and rapid diagnosis are mandatory for life-saving decompressive therapy. We herein reported a case of delayed localized right atrial tamponade caused by loculated intrapericardial hematoma 26 days after aortic valve replacement, which was recognized immediately by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography. The clinical status improved dramatically after surgical removal of the hematoma.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 203-206 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the Chinese Medical Association |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 1992 |