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Atrial Arrhythmias as a Complication of Cardiac Tamponade. Case Series and Review of Literature

1The Center for Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020, Vol. 8 No. 3, 70-72
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-3-1
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Ziad SayedAhmad, Zachary Oman, Ihab Hassanieh, ElSayed Abo-Salem, Tarek Helmy. Atrial Arrhythmias as a Complication of Cardiac Tamponade. Case Series and Review of Literature. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020; 8(3):70-72. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-3-1.

Correspondence to: Ziad  SayedAhmad, The Center for Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri. Email: ziad.sayedahmad@health.slu.edu

Abstract

Atrial arrhythmias have been associated with a large number of medical conditions such as infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism, hyperthyroidism, hypertension, and acute coronary syndrome to name a few. While less common, atrial arrhythmias have also been associated with disease processes causing pericardial inflammation. As such, presentation of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (A-Fib/A-Flutter) as a complication of pericardial effusion and the role of pericardiocentesis have not been well described. We report two cases of large pericardial effusions complicated by A-Fib/A-Flutter with immediate conversion to sinus rhythm following pericardiocentesis.

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