Unrecognized tamponade diagnosed pre-induction by focused echocardiography

Can cardiac tamponade be diagnosed by echocardiography? Experimental studies.

The purpose of this study was to determine if respiratory variation and/or absolute size of echocardiographically measured right or left ventricular internal dimension at end-diastole (RVIDd or LIVIDd) are accurate indicators of the presence or severity of cardiac tamponade. We measured RVIDd or LVIDd by echocardiography in nine closed-chest, spontaneously breathing dogs in control and during h...

Pentacuspid aortic valve diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography.

Congenital aortic valve anomalies are quite a rare finding in echocardiographic examinations. A case of a 19 year old man with a pentacuspid aortic valve without aortic stenosis and regurgitation, detected by transoesophageal echocardiography, is presented.

Congenital aortic arch thrombosis diagnosed by echocardiography.

Dissecting intramyocardial haematoma diagnosed by contrast echocardiography.

Intramyocardial dissecting haematoma is a rare form of cardiac rupture that can occur as a complication following acute myocardial infarction or during the remodelling process. It is usually caused by a haemorrhagic dissection among the spiral myocardial fibres and needs urgent surgical treatment. Here we report the case of a 67-year-old man with indications of a previous infarction, in whom a ...

An evaluation of acute cardiac tamponade by transesophageal echocardiography.

A 63-yr-old man with femoral venous thrombosis presented to the interventional radiology suite for prophylactic placement of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter from the right internal jugular approach. During the procedure, he became hypotensive and developed pulseless electrical activity. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, fluids, vasopressors and, ultimately, femorofemoral veno-arterial cardiopul...