Cardiac tamponade in acute pancreatitis.
A 47-year-old man presented with severe acute pancreatitis. On hospitalisation day 8, the patient became hypotensive and developed new-onset atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography showed significant pericardial effusion with right ventricular collapse. A pericardial window was made and the effusion drained. There was rapid clinical improvement following the procedure.
Department of Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York, USA. vrbhatta@gmail.com
Vijaya Raj
VR
Bhatt
Ashish
A
Koirala
Robert V
RV
Wetz
Shiksha
S
Kedia
Pratima
P
Ghimire
Rajiv
R
Bartaula
D000208:Acute Disease; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*