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Pericardial effusion

Pericardial effusion
Parasternal short axis view from a two-dimensional echocardiogram shows a very large pericardial effusion (PE) surrounding the left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle (RV) which is collapsed. The patient had severe hemodynamic compromise and tamponade physiology.
Courtesy of Ralph Shabetai, MD.
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