title: Cardiac tamponade and electrical alternans.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston 77030, USA.
authors: Theodore K
authors: TK
authors: Lau
authors: Andrew B
authors: AB
authors: Civitello
authors: Antonieta
authors: A
authors: Hemandez
authors: Stephanie A
authors: SA
authors: Coulter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology