Pericardial tamponade masking associated pulmonary thrombo embolism in a case of adeno carcinoma of lung

Authors

  • Srinivasan Kandasamy Department of Cardiology, NRI medical college, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
  • Monica E. Florence Tadi Department of Cardiology, NRI medical college, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
  • John Satish Rudrapogu Department of Cardiology, NRI medical college, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
  • Govind Biju Department of Cardiology, NRI medical college, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
  • Chaitanya Boddikura Department of Cardiology, NRI medical college, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
  • Anil Kumar Naralasetty Department of Cardiology, NRI medical college, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150339

Keywords:

Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary thromboembolism, Adenocarcinoma lung

Abstract

This case report describes a patient admitted with shortness of breath of 15 days duration and found to have cardiac tamponade, which masked concomitant pulmonary embolism that was diagnosed by echocardiographic signs of dilate RA/RV with PAH only after successful pericardiocentesis. Subsequently patient was found to have widely metastatic adenocarcinoma of lungs. This case emphasizes the diagnostic challengewhen cardiac tamponade is associated with pulmonary thromboembolism and requires high index of clinical suspicion in patients with underlying malignancy.

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Published

2017-01-10

How to Cite

Kandasamy, S., Tadi, M. E. F., Rudrapogu, J. S., Biju, G., Boddikura, C., & Naralasetty, A. K. (2017). Pericardial tamponade masking associated pulmonary thrombo embolism in a case of adeno carcinoma of lung. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 3(8), 2126–2128. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150339

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