Cardiac tamponade of unknown aetiology in a patient with terminal renal failure

Krzysztof Ściborski; Małgorzata Kobusiak-Prokopowicz; Andrzej Dumański; Andrzej Mysiak

doi:10.33963/v.kp.79942

Polish Heart Journal (Kardiologia Polska)
Vol 68, No 10 (2010) Cardiac tamponade of unknown aetiology in a patient with terminal renal failure

Vol 68, No 10 (2010)

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Published online: 2010-10-22

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Cardiac tamponade of unknown aetiology in a patient with terminal renal failure

Krzysztof Ściborski, Małgorzata Kobusiak-Prokopowicz, Andrzej Dumański, Andrzej Mysiak

DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.79942

Kardiol Pol 2010;68(10):1150-1152.

Abstract

A case of a 58 year-old male with renal failure and recurrent cardiac tamponade is presented. In spite of extensive work-up, aetiology of pericardial effusion remained unknown. Diagnostic difficulties in this setting are discussed.
Kardiol Pol 2010; 68, 10: 1150-1152

Keywords: pericardial effusioncardiac tamponadepleural effusionsystemic sclerosis

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