title: Echocardiographic diagnosis of pneumopericardium and hydropneumopericardium.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bedotto
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011026:Pneumopericardium / Q000175:diagnosis*