October 1, 1994Postgraduate Medical JournalOpen Access

Cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of malignancy: is it as rare as previously supposed?

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Population

5 patients presenting with cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of undiagnosed malignancy to a…

Design

Case_series

Authors

KMK.W. MuirCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique JRJ C RodgerNewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Discussion

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Implication

Tamponade may signal occult malignancy; Level 5 data leaves open echocardiography's broader diagnostic impact.

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Population

5 patients presenting with cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of undiagnosed malignancy to a general medical unit over 18 months.

Outcome

Cause of cardiac tamponade

Cardiac tamponade can be the initial presentation of malignancy, most commonly bronchial adenocarcinoma, highlighting the importance of early echocardiography in patients with apparent heart failure.

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Muir et al. (1994) studied this question.

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Cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of malignancy: is it as rare as previously supposed?

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Cardiac tamponade as the initial presentation of malignancy: is it as rare as previously supposed?

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