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==Overview==
'''Cardiac tamponade''', also known as '''pericardial tamponade''', is a [[medical emergency]] condition in which fluid accumulates in the [[pericardium]] (the sac in which the[[heart]] is enclosed).  The elevated pericardial pressure puts significant pressure on the heart, causing a decrease in diastolic filling of the ventricles, and hence in [[stroke volume]]. The end result is ineffective pumping of blood, [[Shock (medical)|shock]] and potentially death.
'''Cardiac tamponade''', also known as '''pericardial tamponade''', is a [[medical emergency]] condition in which fluid accumulates in the [[pericardium]] (the sac in which the[[heart]] is enclosed).  The elevated pericardial pressure puts significant pressure on the heart, causing a decrease in diastolic filling of the ventricles, and hence in [[stroke volume]]. The end result is ineffective pumping of blood, [[Shock (medical)|shock]] and potentially death.
 
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Revision as of 20:17, 16 July 2012

Cardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade, is a medical emergency condition in which fluid accumulates in the pericardium (the sac in which theheart is enclosed). The elevated pericardial pressure puts significant pressure on the heart, causing a decrease in diastolic filling of the ventricles, and hence in stroke volume. The end result is ineffective pumping of blood, shock and potentially death.

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