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Cough induced syncope: A hint to cardiac tamponade diagnosis

We report a case of a 75-year-old male with history of lung adenocarcinoma who presented with shortness of breath and frequent episodes of cough-induced syncope. A large pericardial effusion was found on echocardiogram suggestive of cardiac tamponade. Pericardiocentesis was done which improved the d...

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Autores principales: Ramirez, Roberto, Lasam, Glenmore
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5442416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28603595
http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v9.i5.466