Pericardial Tamponade and Coronary Sinus Thrombosis Associated with Central Venous Catheterization

Pericardial Tamponade and Coronary Sinus Thrombosis Associated with Central Venous Catheterization

We report the rare occurrence of fatal cardiac tamponade due to coronary sinus and right atrial thrombosis associated with central venous catheterization. The clinical course was extremely rapid, with death occurring a few minutes after the acute clinical event. Other causes of acute cardiac tampona...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1992-04, Vol.101 (4), p.1154-1155
Hauptverfasser: Figuerola, Montse, Tomás, MaríAa-Teresa, Armengol, Josep, Bejar, Ana, Adrados, Miguel, Bonet, Alfons
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Sprache:eng
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Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics
Intensive care medicine
Medical sciences
Perfusions. Catheterizations. Hyperbaric oxygenotherapy
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Zusammenfassung:We report the rare occurrence of fatal cardiac tamponade due to coronary sinus and right atrial thrombosis associated with central venous catheterization. The clinical course was extremely rapid, with death occurring a few minutes after the acute clinical event. Other causes of acute cardiac tamponade were ruled out by the postmortem studies.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.101.4.1154