Cardiac Tamponade Causing Predominant Left Atrial and Ventricular Compression After Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

Samjeris Victor; J.W. Awori Hayanga; John S. Bozek; Justin Wendel; Luigi F. Lagazzi; Heather K. Hayanga

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938115

25 November 2022: Articles

Cardiac Tamponade Causing Predominant Left Atrial and Ventricular Compression After Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

Unusual clinical course

Samjeris Victor ^A , J.W. Awori Hayanga ^E , John S. Bozek ^E , Justin Wendel ^E , Luigi F. Lagazzi ^B , Heather K. Hayanga ^A*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938115

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938115

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Figure 1. (A) Midesophageal four-chamber view and (B) transgastric mid-papillary short-axis view of near-complete collapse of the left atrium and left ventricle with preservation of the right heart chamber sizes in the setting of a large heterogenous posterior pericardial effusion in a patient with left ventricular assist device.

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Cardiac Tamponade Causing Predominant Left Atrial and Ventricular Compression After Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

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