Marked diastolic collapse of the right atrium without hemodynamic compromise caused by a large pleural effusion.
A 40-year-old man was seen with a large pleural effusion and marked diastolic compression of the right atrium but without physical or other echocardiographic signs of cardiac tamponade. The echocardiographic abnormality disappeared after thoracentesis.
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Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, New York.
D000328:Adult; D016280:Atrial Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging