Aortic Dissection Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade with Hemopericardium Initially Identified by Echocardiography
In this case, a 79-year-old white male is seen in the emergency department complaining of acute chest pressure, shortness of breath, diaphoresis, and dizziness that began for 4 h from the time of presentation. Physical examination showed signs concerning for cardiac tamponade in the presence of hypo...
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Main Authors: | Khalid Sawalha, Angel López-Candales |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-07-01
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Series: | Heart Views |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_49_24 |
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