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Vol. 52. Issue 5.
Pages 414-424 (January 2010)
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Vol. 52. Issue 5.
Pages 414-424 (January 2010)
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Radiological approach to cardiac tamponade
Abordaje radiológico del taponamiento cardiaco
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J.R. Fortuño Andrésa,
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jfortuno@tauli.cat

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, A. Alguersuari Cabiscola, J. Falcó Fagesa, E. Castañer Gonzálezb, P. Bermudez Bencerreya
a Unitat de Radiologia Vascular i Intervencionista, Servei Diagnòstic per la Imatge, UDIAT-Centre Diagnòstic, Institut Universitari Parc Taulí-UAB, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
b Sección de Radiología Torácica, Servei Diagnòstic per la Imatge, UDIAT-Centre Diagnòstic, Institut Universitari Parc Taulí-UAB, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract

Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening medical emergency. The radiologist's role in the clinical management of patients with cardiac tamponade is usually minor and nearly always limited to the diagnostic process, and the condition is normally treated by other specialists. In this review, we aim to provide readers with the essential information to enable a complete diagnostic and therapeutic radiological approach. We emphasize US-guided percutaneous pericardial drainage; when performed correctly, this technique improves patients’ symptoms immediately with minimal discomfort and a very low rate of complications.

Keywords:
Cardiac tamponade
Pericardium
Pericardiocentesis
Percutaneous drainage
Resumen

El taponamiento cardiaco es una urgencia médica que puede comprometer la vida del paciente. Como radiólogos habitualmente tenemos una participación menor en el manejo clínico de esta enfermedad, casi exclusivamente limitada al proceso diagnóstico, mientras que el tratamiento lo realizan otros especialistas. Con esta revisión pretendemos dar las nociones básicas imprescindibles para realizar un abordaje radiológico completo tanto diagnóstico como terapéutico. Hacemos especial hincapié en la técnica de drenaje pericárdico percutáneo guiado por ecografía, que realizada correctamente proporciona al paciente una mejora sintomática instantánea con mínimas molestias y con muy baja tasa de complicaciones.

Palabras clave:
Taponamiento cardiaco
Pericardio
Drenaje percutáneo

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