Localized pericardial hematoma presenting with acute hypoxemia.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Localized pericardial hematomas after cardiac surgery may have atypical clinical presentations due to regional alterations in cardiac function and hemodynamics. We report a case of extravascular thrombus that compressed the main pulmonary artery and produced acute hypoxemia due to right-to-left shunting across a patent foramen ovale. We review the pathophysiology leading to this finding and the echocardiographic studies that established the diagnosis.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Diseases
- Hematoma
- Hypoxia
- Pericardium
- Postoperative Complications