Cardiac tamponade occurs when a pericardial effusion exerts a significant amount of pressure externally on the heart, resulting in impaired right ventricular filling eventually causing decreased ...

The tragic passing of Nana Pooley has left many in shock, with heartbreaking details emerging from the autopsy report His death was linked to cardiac tamponade, a serious medical condition that ...

The Germany-based Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery say it is a serious complication with a low survival rate..Manoj ...

It is particularly effective for cardiac tamponade, with a 21% survival rate, but less so for exsanguination, with only 1.9% survival. RT must occur within 15 minutes for tamponade and 5 minutes ...

of mercury. There were, however, individual variations in technic in the preparation, positioning and maintenance of the balloon tamponade. The Sengstaken-Blakemore tube was employed on 81 ...

Pericardial effusions are best diagnosed by echocardiography, which is validated to estimate the size and location, and determine if hemodynamic compromise is present causing cardiac tamponade.