Characterization and surgical resection of an organized pericardial hematoma assisted by transesophageal echocardiography.
We describe the echocardiographic features of a rare pericardial hematoma causing elevated venous pressure in a patient who had suffered blunt chest trauma in the past. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a large, partially calcified mass in the right cardiophrenic angle impinging on the tricuspid annulus and facilitated intraoperative assessment of surgical resection.
Department of Cardiology, University of California, San Diego, Veterans Administration Medical Center, USA.
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D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications