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Echocardiographic diagnosis of pneumopericardium and hydropneumopericardium
J B Bedotto1, W McBride, M Abraham
1Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235.
Abstract:
Pneumopericardium and hydropneumopericardium are rare conditions in which hemodynamic compromise is common. Loss of the M-mode and two-dimensional image coincident with the systolic phase of each cardiac cycle and swirling echogenic bubbles within the pericardial space produce a distinctive M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic appearance. This provides an additional method for prompt diagnosis.