The implications of this case are 3-fold: first, we present here, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of spontaneous bacterial pericarditis caused by nonencapsulated H influenzae occurring in ...

IT has been known for many years that uremic pericarditis has the most unfavorable prognosis of all the various clinical manifestations of chronic renal disease. 1 That pericardial effusion may result ...

This ECG occurred in the setting of a large pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade. The pericardial effusion dampens the electrical signal on the ECG causing low voltage to be present (see Low ...

This patient has cardiac tamponade. Malignancy is the most common cause for a pericardial effusion resulting in increased intrapericardial pressures causing the right atrium and right ventricle to ...

A Watchman is a device that can help prevent blood clots from leaving the heart. However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The ...