Severe rheumatic mitral stenosis with pericardial effusion causing left ventricular tamponade

A woman of 38 was admitted for urgent surgery of severe mitral stenosis causing pulmonary oedema. Echocardiography showed a pericardial effusion with apparent distortion and collapse of the left ventricle. Urgent drainage of the effusion before mitral valve surgery led to an improvement in cardiac o...

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Published in:British Heart Journal 1992-03, Vol.67 (3), p.269-270
Main Authors: Davies, S W, Youhana, A, Copp, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Tamponade - etiology
Cardiac Tamponade - therapy
Cardiology. Vascular system
Drainage
Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases
Female
Heart
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Medical sciences
Mitral Valve Stenosis - complications
Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery
Pericardial Effusion - complications
Pericardial Effusion - surgery
Rheumatic Heart Disease - complications
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Summary:A woman of 38 was admitted for urgent surgery of severe mitral stenosis causing pulmonary oedema. Echocardiography showed a pericardial effusion with apparent distortion and collapse of the left ventricle. Urgent drainage of the effusion before mitral valve surgery led to an improvement in cardiac output with no detectable change in right heart pressures.
ISSN:0007-0769
1355-6037
1468-201X
2053-5864
DOI:10.1136/hrt.67.3.269