Cardiac tamponade

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Cardiac tamponade is a severe form of pericardial effusion, in which there is a large increase in pericardial fluid.

The abnormal presence of this liquid causes a compression of the heart, which is no longer able to push adequate quantities of blood into the circulation. As a result, the patient complains of chest pain and shows arterial hypotension and breathing difficulties. "oxygen to the tissues. It is therefore important to recognize cardiac tamponade early, because this pathological condition can also cause the patient's death. At this point, an immediate therapeutic intervention is needed to restore normal cardiac activity.