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Cardiorenal Med. 2012 May;2(2):83-86. doi: 10.1159/000335671. Epub 2012 Jan 27.

Acute Cardiac Tamponade: An Unusual Cause of Acute Renal Failure.

Cardiorenal medicine

Gautam Phadke, Adam Whaley-Connell, Pranavkumar Dalal, John Markley, Andrew Rich

Affiliations

  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Colombia, Mo., USA.

PMID: 22619656 PMCID: PMC3357148 DOI: 10.1159/000335671

Abstract

We are reporting a case of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery due to acute pericardial effusion. The patient had normal baseline renal function but developed acute oliguric renal failure with a significant increase in serum creatinine postoperatively. Pericardiotomy led to an improvement in blood pressure, immediate diuresis and quick recovery of renal function back to baseline. Pericardial tamponade should be included in the consideration of causes of the cardiorenal syndrome.

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