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. 2025 Dec 18;22(4):308-309.
doi: 10.5114/kitp.2025.158066. eCollection 2025 Dec.

Atypical cardiac tamponade associated with pericardial-epicardial adhesions following bicycle trauma

Damian Hudziak  1 , Marcelina Banach  2 , Leon Smółka  2 , Anna Bednarek  1 , Agnieszka Skoczyńska  1 , Ryszard Bachowski  1 , Radosław Gocoł  1
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Atypical cardiac tamponade associated with pericardial-epicardial adhesions following bicycle trauma

Damian Hudziak et al. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. .
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A – Echocardiography, apical four-chamber (A4C) view. B – Echocardiography, parasternal long-axis (PLAX) view. C – Intraoperative image of a torn epicardium. D – Application of a TachoSil hemostatic patch to seal the epicardial defect
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