03 September 2026
: Case report 
A Near-Fatal Leak: Acute Cardiac Tamponade From Contrast Extravasation via a Thrombosed Port-a-Cath
Rare disease
Hamza Janjua ABEF 1, Monica Wilbekin E 2, Hira Janjua E 1, Kushal Das E 1,3, Zulfiqar Qutrio Baloch
E 4, Rehan Ishaque E 4*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953197
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953197
Figure 4 Bedside transthoracic echocardiography demonstrating a large pericardial effusion with right ventricular diastolic collapse, consistent with acute cardiac tamponade. Arrow indicates the effusion compressing the right ventricle.