Shortness of Breath After Heart Surgery
VIDEO 1. Apical 4 chamber view of the heart demonstrating a large circumferential complex pericardial effusion.Fibrin stranding is demonstrated beating with the atrioventricular valves.Signs of tamponade physiology are seen with both right ventricular and left ventricular collapse in diastole.
Authors
- Karen Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-9161)
- Jeffrey Gardecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-1712)
- Savannah Pocquette
Institutions
- Einstein Medical Center Montgomery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2024.100005
- Primary Topic
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00