[Recurrent cardiac tamponade secondary to postpericardiotomy syndrome]. / Taponamiento cardíaco recidivante secundario a síndrome postpericardiotomía.
Gac Med Mex
; 135(6): 593-7, 1999.
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| ID: mdl-10605259
A 22-year-old woman underwent surgical repair of a secondary atrial septal defect. Thirty-five days after surgery, she developed fever, systemic venous congestion, and respiratory symptoms and chest pain. The echocardiogram demonstrated pericardial effusion (PE) quantified at approximately 3,500 cc, with signs of cardiac tamponade (CT). Pericardiocentesis was performed and symptomatology subsides when Prednisone 10 mg was administered every 24 h. Fourteen days after discharge, she was readmitted due to progressive dyspnea, orthopnea and fatigue. The echocardiogram showed the reappearance of PE and a mild CT. Prednisone 40 mg/day was given. After 10 days an echocardiogram showed are duction of the PE (600 cc) and the clinical condition of the patient improved. Three months later, PE disappeared in the echocardiogram and the patient remained asymptomatic.
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome Pós-Pericardiotomia
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Tamponamento Cardíaco
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Gac Med Mex
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
México