title: Cardiac tamponade: 12 pearls in diagnosis and management.
abstract: Cardiac tamponade shares symptoms and signs such as dyspnea, edema, and low urine output with other, more-common diseases. Consider it when there is chest trauma or when the patient has a chronic medical illness that can involve the pericardium. Successfully treating it can be rewarding for both the patient and the physician.
authors: FACC, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, J2-4, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44119, USA. schiavw@ccf.org
authors: William A
authors: WA
authors: Schiavone
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans