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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:675-677. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.02.001
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Acute Pulmonary Edema After Pericardial Drainage for Cardiac Tamponade

John M. Karamichalis, MD, Andrei Gursky, MD, Ganpat Valaulikar, MD, James W. Pate, MD, Darryl S. Weiman, MD, JD*

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee

Accepted for publication February 2, 2009.

* Address correspondence to Dr Weiman, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, Memphis, TN 38163 (Email: dweiman{at}utmem.edu).

Pericardial effusions with tamponade may present a clinical challenge in management for the cardiothoracic surgeon. We report a case of acute pulmonary edema secondary to the rapid release of a chronic traumatic pericardial effusion that resulted in the death of the patient.






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