Cardiac tamponade
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, Published online: 20 July 2023; doi:10.1038/s41572-023-00446-1
Cardiac tamponade is a potentially life-threatening emergency involving compression of the heart caused by accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac. This Primer by Adler and colleagues provides an overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and effect on patient quality of life of cardiac tamponade as well as of areas requiring further research.