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Traumatic pericardial hematoma simulating tricuspid valve obstruction
The Johns Hopkins Medical Journal
|October 1, 1975
Summary
A large pericardial hematoma after trauma caused severe symptoms by mimicking heart valve obstruction. Surgical removal of the blood clot (partial pericardiectomy) resolved the condition.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Trauma Surgery
- Diagnostic Imaging
Background:
- Pericardial hematomas can arise following significant trauma.
- These hematomas can lead to hemodynamic compromise.
- Distinguishing pericardial collections from intracardiac masses is clinically important.