Cardiac Tamponade

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery release new data on cardiac tamponade

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, November 4th, 2007

Research findings, 'Cardiac herniation after intrapericardial pneumonectomy and subsequent cardiac tamponade,' are discussed in a new report. "'The first case of postpneumonectomy cardiac herniation was described in 1948. Despite advances in surgical technique and patient care, this very rare, potential surgical catastrophe may still be seen today," scientists in the United States report.

"We present a similar case to that of the original description, but furthermore accentuated by an additional unsuspected surgical complication. This case involves a 59-year-old African-American man initially treated with radical pneumonectomy to resect an invasive T3 squamous cell lung...

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Source: Medical Device Law Weekly (2007-11-04)

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