Cardiac tamponade can result from a variety of intrapericardial or extrapericardial sources of compression of the heart and great vessels.Cardiac tamponade can be acute or subacute and results from fluid or gas collec...Cardiac tamponade can result from a variety of intrapericardial or extrapericardial sources of compression of the heart and great vessels.Cardiac tamponade can be acute or subacute and results from fluid or gas collection in the pericardial space leading to impairment in cardiac function.Postoperative cardiac tamponade following open heart surgery can be caused by hemorrhage within the pericardial sac or by mediastinal hematoma formation.展开更多
Papillary fibroelastoma(PFE)is a primary,histologically benign endocardial neoplasm.Though PFE has long been reported as the second most common primary cardiac neoplasm,it has since pulled ahead of cardiac myxomas,lar...Papillary fibroelastoma(PFE)is a primary,histologically benign endocardial neoplasm.Though PFE has long been reported as the second most common primary cardiac neoplasm,it has since pulled ahead of cardiac myxomas,largely due to evolving cardiac imaging modalities.While PFEs are benign histologically,they have the potential for devastating clinical consequences,transient ischemic attack,stroke,myocardial infarction,syncope,pulmonary,and peripheral embolism.Despite increased detection rate,there remains uncertainty regarding etiology,exact prevalence,and clinical management of PFEs.This paucity of information is reflected by the lack of official guidelines on this matter.In this article,we aim to summarize the current state of understanding regarding PFE and discuss areas of ongoing controversy.展开更多
Atrial flutter(AFL)is a detrimental cardiac arrhythmia caused by multiple pathologic conditions.Certain unsuspecting cases,however,may be an inciting factor.Among them is blunt cardiac injury(BCI),characterized by non...Atrial flutter(AFL)is a detrimental cardiac arrhythmia caused by multiple pathologic conditions.Certain unsuspecting cases,however,may be an inciting factor.Among them is blunt cardiac injury(BCI),characterized by nonpenetrating mediastinal trauma,leading to arrhythmias due to myocardial tissue injury.AFL is a rare sequela of BCI that has seldom been reported.We present a case of a healthy 50-year-old lady who was incidentally diagnosed with AFL in the setting of BCI.展开更多
文摘Cardiac tamponade can result from a variety of intrapericardial or extrapericardial sources of compression of the heart and great vessels.Cardiac tamponade can be acute or subacute and results from fluid or gas collection in the pericardial space leading to impairment in cardiac function.Postoperative cardiac tamponade following open heart surgery can be caused by hemorrhage within the pericardial sac or by mediastinal hematoma formation.
文摘Papillary fibroelastoma(PFE)is a primary,histologically benign endocardial neoplasm.Though PFE has long been reported as the second most common primary cardiac neoplasm,it has since pulled ahead of cardiac myxomas,largely due to evolving cardiac imaging modalities.While PFEs are benign histologically,they have the potential for devastating clinical consequences,transient ischemic attack,stroke,myocardial infarction,syncope,pulmonary,and peripheral embolism.Despite increased detection rate,there remains uncertainty regarding etiology,exact prevalence,and clinical management of PFEs.This paucity of information is reflected by the lack of official guidelines on this matter.In this article,we aim to summarize the current state of understanding regarding PFE and discuss areas of ongoing controversy.
文摘Atrial flutter(AFL)is a detrimental cardiac arrhythmia caused by multiple pathologic conditions.Certain unsuspecting cases,however,may be an inciting factor.Among them is blunt cardiac injury(BCI),characterized by nonpenetrating mediastinal trauma,leading to arrhythmias due to myocardial tissue injury.AFL is a rare sequela of BCI that has seldom been reported.We present a case of a healthy 50-year-old lady who was incidentally diagnosed with AFL in the setting of BCI.
