The tragic death of Asante Kotoko supporter Francis Yaw Frimpong, better known as Nana Pooley, has been linked with a medical ...

Cardiac tamponade occurs when a pericardial effusion exerts a significant amount of pressure externally on the heart, resulting in impaired right ventricular filling eventually causing decreased ...

However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The Watchman device functions to reduce the risk of stroke. During a Watchman ...

Pericardial effusions are best diagnosed by echocardiography, which is validated to estimate the size and location, and determine if hemodynamic compromise is present causing cardiac tamponade.

of mercury. There were, however, individual variations in technic in the preparation, positioning and maintenance of the balloon tamponade. The Sengstaken-Blakemore tube was employed on 81 ...

[43] Pericardiectomy is almost never indicated for recurrent pericarditis, except in cases with repeated recurrences with cardiac tamponade and evidence of serious steroid toxicity, although other ...