New research, 'Outside the box: extra-pericardial tamponade due to acute recurrence of hiatus hernia,' is the subject of a report. "Cardiac tamponade is defined as a life-threatening, slow or rapid compression of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation of fluid, pus, thrombus or gas as a result of effusion, trauma, or myocardial rupture. We describe the case of a lady who developed classic signs of cardiac tamponade immediately after an open hiatus hernia repair," investigators in Brisbane, Australia report (see also Cardiology).
"Computed tomographic imaging revealed extrapericardial hernia recurrence causing cardiac compression. We believe this is the first such …
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