title: Atrial fibrillation with cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of malignant pericarditis.
abstract: This article describes the case of a 72-year-old woman with cardiac tamponade and atrial fibrillation as the initial manifestation of a lymphoid malignancy. The pathogenesis of cardiac tamponade, various diagnostic modalities, and therapy of this condition are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, York Hospital, PA 17405.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Krisanda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010496:Pericardium