title: Acute cardiac tamponade: an unusual cause of acute renal failure in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: We report a case of slow graft function in a renal transplant recipient caused by uremic acute pericardial effusion with tamponade. Urgent pericardiocentesis was done with an improvement in blood pressure, immediate diuresis, and quick recovery of renal function back to baseline. Pericardial tamponade should be included in consideration of causes of type 1 cardiorenal syndrome in renal transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: From Hamed Al-Essa Organ Transplant Center, Ibn Sina Hospital, Sabah Area, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Naryanan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nampoory
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gheith
authors.forename: Torki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Al-Otaibi
authors.forename: Medhat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halim
authors.forename: Prasad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mosaad
authors.forename: Zakareya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al-Sayed
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alsayed
authors.forename: Jude
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yagan
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D059347:Cardio-Renal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014511:Uremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*