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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2022

Rare delayed cardiac tamponade in a pig after cardiac surgery.

Ke Li, Ana Maria Segura, Junping Sun, Qi Chen, Jie Cheng, Emerson C Perin, Abdelmotagaly Elgalad

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Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ke LiCenter for Preclinical Surgical and Interventional Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ana Maria SeguraDepartment of Cardiovascular Pathology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Junping SunElectrophysiology Basic Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Qi ChenElectrophysiology Basic Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jie ChengElectrophysiology Basic Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Emerson C PerinCenter for Clinical Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abdelmotagaly ElgaladCenter for Preclinical Surgical and Interventional Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Houston Methodist · USHouston Institute for Clinical Research · USCenter for Clinical Research (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDelayed cardiac tamponade, a life-threatening complication of pericardial effusion in humans, has rarely been described in large animal models. We report here a pig with cardiac tamponade that developed 29 days after cardiac surgery. STUDY

designCase report. ANIMALS: One 45-kg domestic pig.

methodsOpen-chest surgery was performed on a pig to induce chronic heart failure. At 15 days after surgery, the pig's breathing appeared laboured; induced heart failure was considered the cause. Routine heart failure medications were administered.

resultsOn day 28, the pig's status deteriorated. On day 29, echocardiography performed just before the pig's death showed a large pericardial effusion, mainly in the lateral and anterior walls of the right heart, with several fibre exudation bands. The right heart was severely compressed with an extremely small right ventricle. An emergency sternotomy was unsuccessful. Pathologic examination showed a severely thickened, fibrous pericardium. The pericardial sac was distended (up to 4.5 cm) and was full of dark brown, soft, friable material. Epicardial haemorrhage with a fresh, organised thrombus was noted in the pericardium.

conclusionDelayed tamponade occurring at least 15 days after open-chest surgery is easy to misdiagnose or overlook in large animal models where attention is often focused on primary pathological model changes. To decrease mortality in animal models, researchers should be aware of potential complications and use the same level of follow-up monitoring of large animals as in clinical care.

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Cardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiac TamponadeHeart FailurePericardial EffusionSwine DiseasesAnimalsHumansPericardiumSwineanimal modelscardiac tamponadepericardial effusionpostoperative complication

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PMCPMC9514471
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