title: Role of ventricular interdependence as an early echocardiographic sign of cardiac surgical postoperative pericardial tamponade.
abstract: Pericardial effusions are common in postoperative cardiac surgical patients. Cardiac tamponade occurs relatively infrequently postoperatively and may mimick other conditions, such as heart failure, renal failure, and pulmonary emboli. Echocardiographic examination is frequently hampered in the immediate postoperative period due to suboptimal imaging. The current case series focuses on the echocardiographic findings in tamponade in the postoperative patient with emphasis on ventricular interdependence as an early sign of impending tamponade.
authors: Tulane University School of Medicine, USA.
authors: Sumit
authors: S
authors: Tiwari
authors: Thierry
authors: T
authors: LeJemtel
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Finn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler