Teardrop sign: Echocardiographic features in cardiac herniation

T. S.M. Tsang; W. K. Freeman; Jr Miller; J. B. Seward

doi:10.1016/S0894-7317(98)70124-5

Teardrop sign: Echocardiographic features in cardiac herniation

T. S.M. Tsang, W. K. Freeman, Jr Miller, J. B. Seward

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Cardiac herniation through an acquired pericardial defect is potentially fatal. Typically, symptoms manifest within days of a surgical procedure. We describe a patient with late ventricular herniation after surgical formation of an apical pericardial window.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	74-76
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0894-7317(98)70124-5
State	Published - 1998

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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