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Acquired left ventricular pseudoaneurysms develop after transmural myocardial infarction (55% in reviews), surgery (33%), trauma (7%), or infection (5%).[4] Rupture of the left ventricle after myocardial infarction usually leads to acute pericardial tamponade and immediate death.

Surgical Treatment of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Pericardial tamponade is one of the most dreadful complication of cardiac surgery and invasive cardiology.

Experimental pericardial tamponade-translation of a clinical problem to its large animal model

A significant number of patients in our series had pericardial tamponade upon surgical exploration.

Penetrating cardiac trauma: A retrospective case series from Karachi

Life-threatening complications, including outflow tract obstruction, coronary insufficiency, heart failure, pericardial tamponade, thromboembolia, dysrhythmia, and even sudden cardiac death, can be noticed (1-5).

A Rare Cause of Left Ventricular Mass: Cardiac Hemangioma

(2.) von Riedenauer WB, Cutsinger RW, Jing XL et.al.Posttraumatic pericardiobiliary fistula causing acute bilious pericardial tamponade. J Trauma.

Pericardiobiliary fistula: A rare complication of penetrating abdominal trauma

The symptoms for the Acute aortic dissection range from pain related to the acute event and collapse due to aortic rupture or pericardial tamponade (this happens when fluid in the pericardium -- the sac around the heart -- builds up and results in compression of the heart).

UAE doctors save patient with rare heart condition

We suggest that clinicians remain alert for unusual complications of influenza infection for patients presenting with shock physiology, including pericardial tamponade and myocarditis.

A Fatal Case of Influenza B Myocarditis with Cardiac Tamponade

describe a case of an elderly immunocompetent male who was found to have pericardial tamponade along with third-degree AV block.

A Malignant Squeeze: A Rare Cause of Cardiac Tamponade

With a perforation of small veins, life-threatening complications such as pericardial tamponade, hydrothorax, or hydromediastinum may occur [5].

Misplacement of a Port Catheter: A Differentiated View

Pericarditis is the most common cardiac manifestation of SLE; however, pericardial effusions causing pericardial tamponade are rare.

Hemorrhagic Tamponade as Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus with Subsequent Refractory and Progressive Lupus Myocarditis Resulting in Cardiomyopathy and Mitral Regurgitation

Severe complications occurred in two of the 11 patients receiving transvenous management, with one patient dying 10 days after lead extraction [6] and the other developing pericardial tamponade after transvenous lead extraction that required pericardiocentesis [7].

Surgical Repair of Subacute Right Ventricular Perforation after Pacemaker Implantation