Echo in cardiac tamponade

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  • effusion can collapse the ventricle or atrium when it is trying to fill, particularly on the right side

  • RV is collapsed by fluid in right-hand photo

  • next ultrasound: RV is indented toward the apex of the ultrasound—it starts to fill but then is pushed right back down


Fatal cardiac rupture: subepicardial aneurysm after MI

  • a small rupture after MI led to cardiac tamponade

Category: Pathology Notes

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