BACKGROUND: Optimal management of cardiac tamponade resulting from pericardial effusion remains controversial. METHODS: Cardiac tamponade in 117 patients was treated with either subxiphoid ...

Auenbrugger’s sign is an epigastric bulge due to a large pericardial effusion extending subxiphoid. Compression of this bulge may cause hemodynamic compromise and cardiac tamponade. Physical ...

Cardiac tamponade occurs when a pericardial effusion exerts a significant amount ... This is usually done percutaneously through a subxiphoid approach. A surgical pericardial window can be done ...