Cardiac tamponade : a prospective study of 31 cases
Joint Authors
Shaykhu, Sabri K.
al-Hiyali, Jasim Muhammad Tayyib
Abd Allah, Salih K.
Source
Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul
Issue
Vol. 31, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2005), pp.87-92, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Mosul College of Medicine-Mosul
Publication Date
2005-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives: To identify the causes, and the value of the clinical data and echocardiography in the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade ( CT).
Design: Prospective study of 31 cases with cardiac tamponade.
Setting: Coronary care unit, medical wards and echocardiographic department at Ibn-Sina teaching hospital, Mosul.
Subjects: Thirty one patients (19 males, 12 females) presented with (CT) ,selected according to the clinical and echocardiographic criteria .
Results: Chronic renal failure (CRF) was the main cause of CT constituting (35.5% of the cases) followed by tuberculosis and malignancy, each constituted 25.8% of the cases, systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) constituted 6.5% and pyogenic infection and idiopathic each constituted 3.2%.
Right atrial collapse was found in 28 cases (90%) by echocardiogram.
Conclusion: This study showed that CRF was the most common cause of CT and right atrial diastolic collapse was the most sensitive indicator.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shaykhu, Sabri K.& al-Hiyali, Jasim Muhammad Tayyib& Abd Allah, Salih K.. 2005. Cardiac tamponade : a prospective study of 31 cases. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul،Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.87-92.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shaykhu, Sabri K.…[et al.]. Cardiac tamponade : a prospective study of 31 cases. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul Vol. 31, no. 2 (2005), pp.87-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-361737
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shaykhu, Sabri K.& al-Hiyali, Jasim Muhammad Tayyib& Abd Allah, Salih K.. Cardiac tamponade : a prospective study of 31 cases. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul. 2005. Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.87-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-361737
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 91-92
Record ID
BIM-361737