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  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine

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  • Cardiac tamponade is a critical medical emergency requiring immediate attention.
  • Understanding the causes and effective management strategies is vital for patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the etiologies of cardiac tamponade.
  • To review the management and outcomes of cardiac tamponade.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of patient records undergoing pericardiocentesis.
  • Study conducted over two years (2018-2019) at Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Malaysia.

Main Results:

  • Ten patients (mean age 36) were analyzed.
  • Common causes included malignancy (40%), tuberculosis (30%), idiopathic (20%), and bacterial (10%).
  • Pulsus paradoxus (100%) and breathlessness (90%) were key clinical findings.

Conclusions:

  • Cardiac tamponade has varied etiologies and presentations.
  • Urgent pericardiocentesis is a life-saving intervention for cardiac tamponade.