Medical image of the week: malignant pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade

Medical image of the week: malignant pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. A 53 year old woman with history of metastatic breast cancer presented to the emergency department (ED) with worsening shortness of breath for 2 weeks. She was initially diagnosed with grade III breast intraductal carcinoma was estrogen recep...

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Main Authors: Yun S, Sun J, Hooten R, Khan Y, Jenkins C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2014-06-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
pericardial effusion
EKG
electrocardiogram
echocardiogram
ultrasound
water bottle heart
pericardial pressure
pericardiocentesis
breast
cancer
carcinoma
Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2014/6/11/medical-image-of-the-week-malignant-pericardial-effusion-and.html

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