1. Abordaje radiológico del taponamiento cardiaco
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J. Falcó Fages, E. Castañer González, J.R. Fortuño Andrés, A. Alguersuari Cabiscol, and P. Bermudez Bencerrey
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Pericardial drainage ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Percutaneous ,business.industry ,Radiological weapon ,Cardiac tamponade ,medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,medicine.disease ,business ,Surgery - Abstract
Radiological approach to cardiac tamponade Abstract Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening medical emergency. The radiologist's role in the clinical management of patients with cardiac tamponade is usually minor and nearly always limited to the diagnostic process, and the condition is normally treated by other specialists. In this review, we aim to provide readers with the essential information to enable a complete diagnostic and therapeutic radiological approach. We emphasize US-guided percutaneous pericardial drainage; when performed correctly, this technique improves patients' symptoms immediately with minimal discomfort and a very low rate of complications.
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- 2010
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