NOUN
- mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion
How To Use cardiac tamponade In A Sentence
- Understanding these causes is helpful for taking effective strategies to prevent the occurence of cardiac tamponade.
- A doctor may confirm a diagnosis of cardiac tamponade by an ultrasound of the heart (echocardiogram).
- Patients with chronic, large pericardial effusion may be asymptomatic but can develop cardiac tamponade precipitously.
- Thirteen of the patients were initially asymptomatic, seven presented with atypical chest pain and seven were admitted to the hospital with overt cardiac tamponade.
- Prompt recognition and treatment of cardiac tamponade aredisastrous outcome is to be prevented.
- Pericardiocentesis is a simple, safe and effective acute cardiac tamponade.
