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cardiac tamponade
(redirected from Pericardial tamponade)

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Noun1.cardiac tamponade - mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion
tamponade, tamponage - blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)


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All experts agreed that the cause of death was pericardial tamponade.
An echocardiogram revealed normal systolic function but with evidence of impending pericardial tamponade.
SimLab staff have begun simulating angiographic complications such as retroperitoneal hematoma or pericardial tamponade in the lab's cardiovascular suite.
 
 
 
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