Cardiac tamponade is the phenomenon of hemodynamic compromise caused by a pericardial effusion. Following a myocardial infarction, the most common causes of pericardial fluid include early pericarditis, Dressler's syndrome, and hemopericardium secondary to a free wall rupture. On transthoracic echocardiography, pericardial fluid appears as an echo-free space in between the visceral and parietal layers of the pericardium. Pericardial fat has a similar appearance on echocardiography and it may be difficult to discern the two entities. We present a case of a post-MI patient demonstrating pseudo tamponade physiology in the setting of excessive pericardial fat. © 2009 Nguyen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Nguyen, T., Kumar, K., Francis, A., Walker, J. R., Raabe, M., Zieroth, S., & Jassal, D. S. (2009). Pseudo cardiac tamponade in the setting of excess pericardial fat. Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-7-3
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