"Cardiac Tamponade" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Compression of the heart by accumulated fluid (PERICARDIAL EFFUSION) or blood (HEMOPERICARDIUM) in the PERICARDIUM surrounding the heart. The affected cardiac functions and CARDIAC OUTPUT can range from minimal to total hemodynamic collapse.
| Descriptor ID |
D002305
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.155
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| Concept/Terms |
Cardiac Tamponade- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Tamponades
- Tamponade, Cardiac
- Tamponades, Cardiac
- Pericardial Tamponade
- Pericardial Tamponades
- Tamponade, Pericardial
- Tamponades, Pericardial
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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