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Case Reports
. 2019;26(5):616-617.
doi: 10.5603/CJ.2019.0105.

Extrapericardial cardiac tamponade due to massive retrosternal hematoma

Fernando Sabatel-Perez  1 , Miguel A Sastre-Perona  2 , Mario Baquero Alonso  2 , Luis Rodríguez Padial  2
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Extrapericardial cardiac tamponade due to massive retrosternal hematoma

Fernando Sabatel-Perez et al. Cardiol J. 2019.
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A. Jugular ingurgitation evidenced during physical examination; B. Transthoracic echocardiography, subcostal view. An echogenic mass close to the right atrium is observed (white arrow); LA — left atrium; LV — left ventricle; RA — right atrium; RV — right ventricle; C. Computed tomography scan, frontal axis, where a massive mass to the right of the left ventricle can be appreciated (white asterisk); D. Computed tomography scan, horizontal axis. The mass (white asterisk), compressing right cavities; E. The hematoma removed, in the hands of a surgeon; F. The hematoma removed.
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