title: [Pulmonary embolism to the rescue in cardiac tamponade].
abstract: The association of cardiac tamponade and pulmonary embolism has not previously been described. We report the case of a patient, who presented with such an association, due to an underlying pulmonary carcinoma. When a major pericardial effusion is associated with pulmonary hypertension, some echocardiographic signs of tamponade may appear, such as a moderate right ventricular collapse, or the absence of a paradoxical septum. The presence of pulmonary hypertension in this context of tamponade may have paradoxically saved the life of this patient.
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, 92141 Clamart, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nguyen Ba
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Debien
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Villevieille
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quiniou
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pollet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lenoir
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pats
mesh_terms: D018195:Adenosarcoma / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000503:physiopathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*