Left atrial and left ventricular collapse secondary to pericardial effusion

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  1. Cardiology Department, The American British Cowdray Medical Center, Av. Carlos Graef Fernández 154-411, Tlaxala, Z.P. 05300, Mexico City, Mexico

    Julio César Sauza-Sosa & Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta

  2. Echocardiography Department, National Institute of Cardiology “Ignacio Chávez”, Mexico City, Mexico

    Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta

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  1. Julio César Sauza-Sosa
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Sauza-Sosa, J.C., Espinola-Zavaleta, N. Left atrial and left ventricular collapse secondary to pericardial effusion. J Echocardiogr 15, 194–195 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-017-0342-8

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Keywords

  • Left Ventricular Collapse
  • Pericardial Effusion
  • Successful Pulmonary Endarterectomy
  • Sinus Rhythm Electrocardiogram
  • Significant Respiratory Variation