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Massive right atrial tamponade early after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Karim MahmoudKarim M Al-AziziMona MahmoudVinay PallekondaShaun Cardozo
Published in: Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) (2019)
If unrecognized, tamponade after coronary artery bypass grafting can be fatal. We describe a 63-year-old man who developed unexplained hypotension and tachycardia and was found to have severe compression of the right atrial cavity by a large hematoma in the pericardial sac.
Keyphrases
  • coronary artery bypass grafting
  • catheter ablation
  • atrial fibrillation
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • coronary artery disease
  • left atrial
  • early onset
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • mitral valve
  • left ventricular