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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 77, 142-146, Copyright © 1979 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Late isolated left ventricular tamponade. Clinical, hemodynamic, and echocardiographic manifestations of a previously unreported postoperative complication

MR Jones, DL Vine, M Attas and EP Todd

A unique case of late postoperative left ventricular tamponade, hemodynamically indistinguishable from severe left ventricular failure, is reported in a patient 1 month after an apparently uncomplicated aortic valve replacement. An echo-free space behind the left ventricle led to surgical exploration and successful resolution of the disease process. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of isolated left ventricular tamponade in the literature. The findings highlight the importance of postoperative echocardiography in the evaluation of the patient having cardiac surgery.

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