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Cardiac Tamponade : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • hemodynamic result of fluid pericardium accumulation

Causes Overview Articles

Cardiac tamponade
In this condition, blood or fluid collects within the pericardium. This prevents the ventricles from expanding fully.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
Cardiac Tamponade
Fluid can collect inside the pericardium and compress the heart when the kidneys do not properly remove waste from the blood, when the pericardium swells from unknown causes, from infection, or when the pericardium is damaged by cancer. Blunt or p...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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