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Taponamiento cardíaco - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Taponamiento pericárdico; taponamiento

Definición:

El taponamiento cardíaco es la compresión del corazón que ocurre cuando se acumula sangre o líquido en el espacio entre el miocardio (el músculo del corazón) y el pericardio (el saco exterior que cubre el corazón).

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

En esta afección, la sangre o el líquido se acumula dentro del pericardio. Esto impide que los ventrículos se expandan completamente, por lo que no pueden llenarse lo suficiente ni bombear sangre.

El taponamiento cardíaco puede ocurrir debido a:

Otras causas potenciales abarcan:

El taponamiento cardíaco ocurre aproximadamente en 2 de cada 10.000 personas.

  • Fecha de revisión: 5/15/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Robert A. Cowles, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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