25 November 2022
: Case report
Cardiac Tamponade Causing Predominant Left Atrial and Ventricular Compression After Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement
Unusual clinical course
Samjeris Victor1ABCDEF, J.W. Awori Hayanga2E, John S. Bozek3E, Justin Wendel3E, Luigi F. Lagazzi2B, Heather K. Hayanga3ABCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938115
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938115
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.