Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
in Ameerpet, Hyderabad

The causes of pericardial penetration or fluid accumulation might include:

• gunshot or stab wounds
• blunt trauma to the chest from a car or industrial accident
• accidental perforation after cardiac catheterization, angiography, or insertion of a pacemaker
• punctures made during placement of a central line, which is a type of catheter that administers fluids or medications
• cancer that has spread to the pericardial sac, such as breast or lung cancer
• a ruptured aortic aneurysm
• pericarditis, an inflammation of the pericardium
• lupus, an inflammatory disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues
• high levels of radiation to the chest
• hypothyroidism, which increases the risk for heart disease
• a heart attack
• kidney failure
• infections that affect the heart