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Ann Thorac Surg 1977;24:174-177
© 1977 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Late Cardiac Tamponade Following Open-Heart Surgery: Detection by Echocardiography

Hemal A. Fernando, M.D., Howard S. Friedman, M.D.*, Fouad Lajam, M.D., Hideki Sakurai, M.D.

Veterans Administration Hospital, Bronx, and the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Accepted for publication December 22, 1976.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Friedman, Cardiac Section, Brooklyn Hospital, 121 DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Late cardiac tamponade following open-heart operation is a potentially lethal complication that is often difficult to diagnose. A case of cardiac tamponade occurring two weeks after left ventricular aneurysmectomy and coronary bypass surgery is reported. Despite opening of the anterior pericardium during operation, echocardiography revealed characteristic findings, which permitted prompt recognition of this disorder.






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