Cardiac tamponade occurs when a pericardial effusion exerts a significant amount of pressure externally on the heart, resulting in impaired right ventricular filling eventually causing decreased ...

Right ventricular diastolic collapse would indicate cardiac tamponade. The chest X-ray shows a markedly enlarged cardiac silhouette termed "water-bottle heart." Chest X-ray will show a “globular ...

These symptoms can occur with various heart concerns, but they are most commonly associated with a condition called cardiac tamponade. Cardiac tamponade causes a build-up of a large amount of ...