[Postoperative cardiac tamponade limited to the left ventricle].
A case of late postoperative cardiac tamponade causing selective compression of the left ventricle is presented. The patient had undergone aortic valve replacement and presented a picture of severe pulmonary venous congestion and low systemic output. The diagnosis was made on echocardiographic data and because of the failure to respond to inotropic and diuretic therapy. Surgical drainage resulted in a rapid improvement of the patient's hemodynamic functions.
Sanguinetti
M
M
Servizio di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile, Lugo.
Rubino
I
I
Vecchi
G
G
D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography
Tamponamento cardiaco postoperatorio circoscritto al ventricolo sinistro.