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Cardiac Tamponade
Alternate Names : Pericardial Tamponade, Tamponade
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Cardiac Tamponade
Today's Top News Stories | • | Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 1, 2008 - Dec 01, 2008, 10:54
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Cardiac tamponade is a condition involving compression of the heart caused by blood or fluid accumulation in the space between the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) and the pericardium (the outer covering sac of the heart). Blood or fluid collects within the pericardium. This prevents the ventricles from expanding fully, so they cannot adequately fill or pump blood. Cardiac tamponade is an emergency condition that requires hospitalization.
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