Key result
Successful pericardiocentesis for atypical cardiac tamponade with left ventricular collapse in a patient with pulmonary hypertension did not prevent death one month later.
Why the study?
The optimal therapeutic approach for cardiac tamponade presenting with left ventricular collapse in pulmonary hypertension remains to be determined.
The optimal therapeutic approach for cardiac tamponade with left ventricular collapse in the setting of pulmonary hypertension remains unclear, as demonstrated by a fatal outcome despite successful pericardiocentesis.
Even successful pericardiocentesis may not alter short-term mortality in PH-associated atypical tamponade; hypothesis-generating for management of this rare presentation.
No abstract yet. The journal hasn't published one we can show.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Aval et al. (2021) studied this question. Successful pericardiocentesis for atypical cardiac tamponade with left ventricular collapse in a patient with pulmonary hypertension did not prevent death one month later.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: