Case report: Pericardial effusion complicated by tamponade
Pericardial effusion is fluid in the space between the heart and the pericardial sac. There are many causes of pericardial effusion, with infection (viral and TB) as the most common. If fluid rapidly accumulates in the pericardial space, like in chest trauma, this fluid can compress the heart (cardi...
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Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS),
2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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