Cardiac tamponade produced by a loculated pericardial hematoma simulating a right atrial mass

Mauro Pepi; Elisabetta Doria; Cesare Fiorentini

doi:10.1016/0167-5273(90)90130-W

Cardiac tamponade produced by a loculated pericardial hematoma simulating a right atrial mass

Mauro Pepi, Elisabetta Doria, Cesare Fiorentini

Centro Cardiologico Monzino

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Abstract

We report a case of cardiac tamponade due to thrombosis of a loculated pericardial effusion which occurred after open heart surgery. The loculated hematoma was highly echogenic and mimicked a right atrial mass. Cross-sectional echocardiography, in association with color Doppler flow imaging, was extremely useful in identifying this rare complication of cardiac surgery and, therefore, in determining the subsequent surgical approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	383-386
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5273(90)90130-W
Publication status	Published - 1990

Keywords

Cardiac tamponade
Color Doppler
Cross-sectional echocardiography
Loculated pericardial hematoma

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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