"Low pressure" left ventricular tamponade in a patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis and HIV-related acute pericarditis.
A case report of isolated left ventricular tamponade in a patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis and effusive pericarditis is presented. The haemodynamics and management of this under-diagnosed pathology is discussed.
Department of Cardiology, Helen Joseph Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Grigorov
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Mekel
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis