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Cardiac Tamponade in a Suspected COVID-19 Patient

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A 59-year-old male with no significant medical history presented with dyspnea and bilateral opacities on chest X-ray. The patient had a high suspicion for COVID-19 pneumonia based on chest X-ray and laboratory findings. Echocardiogram was performed, and the patient was found to have a large pericardial effusion with tamponade. An emergent pericardiocentesis was performed, with 600 cc of bloody fluid removed.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.85788

Author: Gurpreet Singh

Institution: Palomar Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411202575