Cor Vasa 2010, 52(5-6):357-358 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2010.089
Cardiac tamponade caused by right atrial destruction due to pleural mesothelioma metastasis
- Centrum kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie, Brno, Česká republika
This report describes the case of a 51-year-old patient who was referred with the diagnosis of pericardial tamponade from another hospital. After drainage of 1900 cc of hemorrhagic exsudate, the suspicion of aortic dissection was ruled out by a subsequent CT angiogram and the source of bleeding was identified in perforation of the right atrium. The patient was operated acutely, tamponade was relieved and atrial perforation was sutured. An nfiltrating cardiac tumor was identified as the cause of the perforation. Histology revealed pleural mesothelioma metastasis.
Keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Pericardial drainage; Atrial perforation; Pleural mesothelioma
Published: May 1, 2010 Show citation
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