Cardiac tamponade in acute pancreatitis

A 47-year-old man presented with severe acute pancreatitis. On hospitalisation day 8, the patient became hypotensive and developed new-onset atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography showed significant pericardial effusion with right ventricular collapse. A pericardial window was made and the effusion d...

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Published in:	BMJ Case Reports Vol. 2011
Main Authors:	Bhatt, Vijaya Raj, Koirala, Ashish, Wetz, Robert V, Kedia, Shiksha, Ghimire, Pratima, Bartaula, Rajiv
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2011
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