Arterial Discordance in Cardiac Tamponade
Mohanan Nair, K.K.; Gopalakrishnan, A.; Ganapathi, S.; Harikrishnan, S.; Valaparambil, A.; Tharakan, J.
Journal of Invasive Cardiology 28(10): E124-E125
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1557-2501 PMID: 27705896 Document Number: 688938
Ventricular interdependence is a salient hemodynamic feature of cardiac tamponade that manifests as discordance between the left and right ventricles in filling and ejection on hemodynamic assessment. Ventricular interdependence can manifest as arterial discordance at the level of the great arteries.