Acute cardiac tamponade secondary to congenital factor V deficiency

Cardiology
S C SchultzR Hannan

Abstract

Spontaneous cardiac tamponade secondary to a congenital coagulation defect has never been reported. We report a case of acute cardiac tamponade in a patient with a known factor V deficiency. This patient presented with classic signs of acute cardiac tamponade and an enlarged cardiac silhouette. After diagnostic two-dimensional echocardiography and treatment with fresh-frozen plasma, the patient underwent emergent pericardiocentesis followed by complete pericardiectomy.

Citations

Feb 15, 2011·Cardiology Research and Practice·Anand DeshmukhSyed Mohiuddin
Feb 2, 2006·The Canadian Journal of Cardiology·Nina GhoshGeorges-Etienne Rivard

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