Background: Left ventricular failure has been described following surgery due to localized compression of the left ventricle and in case of diastolic left ventricular dysfunction after pericardiotomy or pericardiocentesis.
Case Reports: Global heart failure was observed in 3 patients with dilated cardiopathy who developed tamponade. Systolic left ventricular dysfunction was caused by ischemic heart disease in one patient and secondary to anthracyclin chemotherapy in the two others. The effusion was successfully removed with pericardiocentesis in all three cases. No specific complications were observed.
Discussion: Although exceptional, tamponade may occur in patients with signs of left ventricular failure.
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