Hemorrhage into the pericardium from trauma, aortic dissection or left ventricular ... a pericardial effusion. A large pericardial effusion can muffle the heart sounds, making them soft or even ...

Rupture of the ascending aortic dissection into the pericardium can cause a rapid pericardial effusion resulting ... Acute aortic regurgitation can cause acute heart failure, pulmonary edema ...

Start your dissection with the heart. Make a medial incision on the ventral surface of the head between ... Cut through the coracoid bar and pull back to fully open the pericardial cavity. Locate the ...

Echocardiography revealed a 3-cm pericardial effusion and an apical ... cardiac catheterization demonstrated traumatic dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery with older thrombi ...

The findings indicated that higher OPG concentrations were linked to left ventricular hypertrophy, systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and the presence of pericardial fluid in these patients[1].