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What causes cardiac temponade?
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Many causes: There are many causes of cardiac tamponade but it is commonly caused by a procedure or a free wall rupture after a myocardial infarction. If you are concerned for tamponade please go to the ER immediately. There is a triad of symptoms we call Beck's triad. These symptoms are muffled heart sounds, jugular venous distention, and systemic hypotension. You also can have something called pulsus paradox
Answered 11/10/2014
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Cardiac tamponade: cardiac tamponade is collect of either blood , pus or fluid in sac around the heart resulting in reduction of filling of ventricles leading to haemodynamic compromise.It is life threatening condition. it can be caused by infection, injury, post heart attack, malignancy, associated with certain disorders like rheumatoid arthritis ,SLE, radiation etc. http://patient.info/doctor/cardiac-tamponade
Answered 10/10/2016
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