Yehuda Adler, Arsen D Ristić, Massimo Imazio, Antonio Brucato, Sabine Pankuweit, Ivana Burazor, Petar M Seferović, Jae K Oh
Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency caused by the progressive accumulation of pericardial fluid (effusion), blood, pus or air in the pericardium, compressing the heart chambers and leading to haemodynamic compromise, circulatory shock, cardiac arrest and death. Pericardial diseases of any aetiology as well as complications of interventional and surgical procedures or chest trauma can cause cardiac tamponade. Tamponade can be precipitated in patients with pericardial effusion by dehydration or exposure to certain medications, particularly vasodilators or intravenous diuretics...
July 20, 2023: Nature Reviews. Disease Primers