Cardiac

tamponade Shannen Whiddon introduction Cardiac tamponade is a condition in which cardiac filling is impeded by an external force Pathophysiology Cardiac tamponade is pressure on the heart that occurs when blood or fluid builds up in the space between the heart muscle myocardium and the outer covering sac of the heart pericardium This large collection of fluid raises the pressure in the pericardial sac compresses the cardiac chambers and prevents blood from entering the heart

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