Why the study?
Does the 'swinging heart' pattern on M-mode echocardiography correlate with the hemodynamic profile of cardiac tamponade?
Population
18 patients, including 13 consecutive patients with 'swinging heart' on M-mode echocardiography and 5…
Comparison
Presence of 'swinging heart' pattern on M-mode… vs Absence of 'swinging heart' pattern on M-mode…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support tamponade diagnosis on M-mode but misses clot cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does the 'swinging heart' pattern on M-mode echocardiography correlate with the hemodynamic profile of cardiac tamponade?
The swinging heart pattern on M-mode echocardiography is a reliable marker of cardiac tamponade, except in patients with intrapericardial lesions such as clots that mechanically limit cardiac motion.
Rosoff et al. (1983) studied this question.
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