| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:115 |
| Name | cardiac tamponade |
| Definition | A pericardial effusion in which fluid accumulates in the pericardium (the sac in which the heart is enclosed) and the pericardial spaces fills up faster than the pericardial sac can stretch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_tamponade, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000194.htm |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:266295005 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
pericardial tamponade [EXACT] Rose's tamponade [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a pericardial effusion |