TY - JOUR T1 - A case of cardiac angiosarcoma presenting as pericardial tamponade JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - 665 LP - 665 DO - 10.1136/heart.86.6.665 VL - 86 IS - 6 AU - HUSAM H FARAH AU - MINA JACOB AU - JAYASHRI ARAGAM Y1 - 2001/12/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/86/6/665.abstract N2 - A 67 year old woman presented with syncope. Physical examination revealed pulsus paradoxus 20 mm Hg and jugular venous distention, leading to a diagnosis of pericardial effusion and possible tamponade. Echocardiogram showed massive circumferential pericardial effusion, diastolic right ventricular collapse, and dilated inferior vena cava without respiratory changes. Pericardiocentesis yielded 1100 ml of serosanguinous fluid. … ER -