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• Cardiac tamponade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  Cardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade, is an emergency condition in which fluid accumulates in the pericardium (the sac in which the heart is enclosed).

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cardiac tamponade

  Alternative Names Return to top. Tamponade; Pericardial tamponade. Definition Return to top. Cardiac tamponade is the compression of the heart that occurs when blood or fluid ...

• Cardiac tamponade

  Definition. Cardiac tamponade occurs when the heart is squeezed by fluid that collects inside the sac that surrounds it. Description. The heart is surrounded by a sac called the ...