Echocardiographically revealed collapse of the right ventricle and prolonged inversion of both atria without clinical cardiac tamponade.
In a patient with a large pericardial effusion without any clinical signs of cardiac tamponade, echocardiography revealed collapse of the right ventricle and prolonged (greater than 34%) inversion of the free wall of both atria, maximal in early systole. The presence of such findings in the absence of clinical signs of haemodynamic compromise is discussed.
Alfonso
F
F
Cardiac Department, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain.
Rey
M
M
Berjon
J
J
Villacastin
J P
JP
de Rabago
P
P
D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology