Tricuspid annular respirophasic velocities in imminent tamponade.
A 57 year old woman, with newly diagnosed lung cancer and a large pericardial effusion in her echocardiogram, is presented in this case. No clinical or echocardiographic signs of tamponade physiology were initially detected. However, an excessive tricuspid annular respiratory fluctuation of the early diastolic velocity was noticed, which heralded the manifestation of overt tamponade on day 5.
Siniorakis
Eftychios
E
Arvanitakis
Spyridon
S
Samaras
Antonis
A
Tsika
Lina
L
Pamouki
Sofia
S
Exadactylos
Nikos
N
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography