Atypical presentation of cardiac tamponade in pulmonary hypertension: A case report and review of the literature.
Zahra Ansari AvalSeyed Mohsen MirhosseiniSepideh Jafari NaeiniPublished in: Clinical case reports (2021)
A young woman with systemic sclerosis, hypothyroidism, and pulmonary hypertension was admitted to our center with massive pericardial effusion and left ventricular collapse. Despite undergoing successful pericardiocentesis, she passed away a month later. The best therapeutic approach in this situation remains to be determined.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- left ventricular
- interstitial lung disease
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- case report
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- heart failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve
- left atrial
- middle aged
- rheumatoid arthritis
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- smoking cessation