Echocardiographic diagnosis of pneumopericardium and hydropneumopericardium.
Pneumopericardium and hydropneumopericardium are rare conditions in which hemodynamic compromise is common. Loss of the M-mode and two-dimensional image coincident with the systolic phase of each cardiac cycle and swirling echogenic bubbles within the pericardial space produce a distinctive M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic appearance. This provides an additional method for prompt diagnosis.
Bedotto
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Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
McBride
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Abraham
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Taylor
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D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000175:diagnosis*