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ArticleMedical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)2018

Successful Treatment of Cardiac Tamponade with Corticosteroids After Surgical Myocardial Revascularization: Case Report.

Azra Avdic Salihovic, Edis Salihovic, Nedzad Kadric, Merima Ibisevic, Sevleta Avdic

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Article in Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Postoperative pericardial effusion on routine echocardiography: A review of incidence, progression, and management : To dissolve or to be resolved.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Azra Avdic SalihovicSpecial Hospital Heart Center BH Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Edis SalihovicSpecial Hospital Heart Center BH Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nedzad KadricSpecial Hospital Heart Center BH Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Merima IbisevicFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sevleta AvdicSpecial Hospital Heart Center BH Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
University Clinical Center Tuzla · BAUniversity of Tuzla · BA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this case report is to show the significance of the cardiac tamponade, it's timely diagnosis and to present the unusual approach of the treatment. That was conducted with corticosteroids when the surgical procedure gave no results in rare cases like this. CASE REPORT: This paper presents the case of a man aged 72 years with a verified tamponade of pericardium. A large pericardial effusion with tamponade signs was verified by ultrasound and computerized tomography (CT) of the chest in a hemodynamically stable patient, and in the inability to evacuate the same, with pericardial fenestration, was successfully treated with corticosteroids.

conclusionA large pericardial effusion with the signs of tamponade verified by echocardiography and computerized tomography, in hemodynamically stable patient, and in the inability to evacuate the same by fenestration, was treated successfully with corticosteroids.

Indexed as

Adrenal Cortex HormonesAgedBosnia and HerzegovinaCardiac TamponadeHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationTreatment OutcomeAdrenal Cortex Hormonescorticosteroidsheart tamponadepericardial effusion

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PMCPMC6195019
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