title: Loculated cardiac hematoma causing hemodynamic compromise after cardiac surgery.
abstract: The authors describe a case of a rare complication occurring after cardiac surgery. Three weeks after aortic valve replacement a young male became hemodynamically unstable. The echocardiogram showed a large loculated hematoma compressing the right atrium. The patient was reoperated and the mass was removed. Recovery was complete.
authors: Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Central, Coimbra, Portugal. Electronic address: andreiafvf@gmail.com.
authors: Andreia
authors: A
authors: Fernandes
authors: Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Central, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors: Miryan
authors: M
authors: Cassandra
authors: Serviço de Cirúrgia Cardiotorácica, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Central, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Pinto
authors: Serviço de Radiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Central, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors: Catarina
authors: C
authors: Oliveira
authors: Serviço de Cirúrgia Cardiotorácica, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Central, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Antunes
authors: Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Central, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors: Lino
authors: L
authors: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006406:Hematoma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: Aortic regurgitation; Aortic valve replacement; Cardiac tamponade; Hematoma; Regurgitação aórtica; Substituição valvular aórtica; Tamponamento cardíaco