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Cardiac tamponade and heart failure secondary to ventriculo-pleural shunt malfunction: a rare presentation

We report an unusual case of a patient with a ventriculo-pleural shunt presenting with signs and symptoms of heart failure due to massive pericardial effusion. Imaging revealed the distal shunt catheter end within the middle mediastinum to have migrated from the pleural space. The patient underwent...

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Main Authors: Zaman, M, Akram, H, Haliasos, N, Bavetta, S
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3062379/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22715274
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.12.2009.2548
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