Late postoperative cardiac tamponade presenting as dysphagia.
A case of late cardiac tamponade seen with progressive dysphagia 15 days after aortic valve replacement is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed echocardiographically and successful pericardiocentesis was followed by immediate alleviation of the dysphagia.
Bryan
A J
AJ
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Weston
C F
CF
Angelini
G D
GD
D001021:Aortic Valve; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors