title: [Echocardiographic diagnosis of hematoma compressing the right atrium in post-operative heart surgery].
abstract: This is a report of a patient presenting with a hematoma compressing the right atrium in the immediate post-operative period and the diagnosis by echocardiography allowed prompt surgical treatment with reversibility of the hemodynamic failure. Echocardiography is an important tool in the diagnosis of post-operative complications and transesophageal echocardiography can be very helpful in this setting, where technically difficult transthoracic exams are the rule.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Vera Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Diagnóstico ecocardiográfico de hematoma localizado comprimindo átrio direito em pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca.