Skip to main content
. 2023 Apr 26;7(5):ytad220. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad220
Time since presentation Event
0 min Patient presented to the emergency department reporting several hours of chest pain with initial HR 130 b.p.m. and BP 80/50 mmHg.
10 min Initial ECG demonstrating ST elevations in the inferior leads (II, III, aVF).
40 min CT angiogram chest demonstrates no aortic dissection but identifies large pericardial effusion.
1 h 20 min Coronary angiogram performed; right coronary artery (RCA) with diffuse subtotal occlusion; left anterior descending (LAD) with 95% proximal stenosis; distal abdominal aorta and bilateral common iliac arteries diffusely diseased.
1 h 40 min Emergent transthoracic echocardiogram performed in catheterization laboratory with large pericardial effusion and echocardiographic findings of tamponade; pericardiocentesis performed with 800 mL of serosanguinous fluid removed.
2 h 30 min Repeat ECG showed resolution of inferior ST elevations; HR 100 b.p.m. and BP 140/60 mmHg.
17 h Repeat coronary angiogram showed RCA with 20% distal stenosis, LAD widely patent without stenosis, and aortoiliac arteries without stenosis.
2 days Pericardial drain clamped without re-accumulation of pericardial effusion on repeat echocardiogram.
3 Days Pericardial Drain Removed.