Hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade complicated by acute type A aortic dissection

Hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade complicated by acute type A aortic dissection

RATIONALE Acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) is a potentially fatal clinical crisis. Hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade due to the rupture of an ascending aortic root dissection is extremely dangerous and often lacks timely clinical evidence. We report sudden death in a patient diagnosed with AAAD and in whom critical care ultrasound highly indicated hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade. PRESENTING CO...

Long term follow-up in a patient with acute type A aortic dissection complicated with cardiac tamponade without surgery

Cardiac tamponade – presentation of type A aortic dissection

Acute aortic dissection usually presents with severe chest and/or back pain but may have a varied presentation ranging from syncope, stroke, and heart failure to shock or tamponade. We present classic chest computed tomography images of a case of type A aortic dissection presenting with cardiac tamponade.

Acute hepatic failure caused by an acute aortic dissection with cardiac tamponade: a case report.

An acute cardiac tamponade from any cause may result in rapid deterioration of hepatic function in a previously healthy patient. We describe a case of an acute ascending aortic dissection that presented as acute hepatic failure, due to an acute cardiac tamponade and severe right heart failure. The differential diagnosis of the aetiology of acute liver failure is extensive and includes poisoning...

Impact of controlled pericardial drainage on critical cardiac tamponade with acute type A aortic dissection.

BACKGROUND Cardiac tamponade is associated with fatal outcomes for patients with acute type A aortic dissection, and the presence of cardiac tamponade should prompt urgent aortic repair. However, treatment of the patient with critical cardiac tamponade who cannot survive until surgery remains unclear. We analyzed our experience of controlled pericardial drainage (CPD) managing critical cardiac ...