Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade
Cardiac tamponade often presents as external compression of the heart by pericardial fluid, leading to hemodynamic instability, but it can rarely be caused by compression by a solid mass. In this report, we present a case of tamponade-like physiology resulting from a large mediastinal tumor. This is...
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Main Authors: | Kevin S. Tang, Emin Zargarian, Pranav M. Patel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1539900/full |
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