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11558959

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a 31-year-old man with Down's syndrome who presented with severe chronic hypothyroidism and a massive pericardial effusion. Following partial aspiration of this effusion, he rapidly deteriorated and died. Findings at autopsy revealed him to have an atrioventricular septal defect with shunting at the atrial level. We postulate that, by releasing extrinsic pressure on his right heart by the aspiration, there was sudden shunting of blood from left-to-right, resulting in hypotension, shock, and subsequent death. We highlight the difficulties in management of such a case, and suggest alternative strategies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1047-9511
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Massive pericardial effusion with left-to-right intracardiac shunt.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom. edwards@horrabridge72.freeserve.co.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports