Cardiac tamponade: Symptoms caused by compression of the heart due to the accumulation of blood or fluid in the space between the heart muscle and the membrane covering the heart. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cardiac tamponade is available below.
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Fluid collection within the pericardial sac, usually due to inflammation. -- 2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)
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