Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
Can this condition be treated? What Cardiac Tamponade treatment options are available? Learn more below about the current treatments available to patients.
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How to Treat Cardiac Tamponade
This is a serious condition. It can be life-threatening and requires immediate hospitalization and treatment.
Treatments are administered to:
- Save the patient's life
- Improve heart function
- Relieve symptoms
Treatments that are administered for cardiac tamponade include:
- Pericardiocentesis -a procedure to drain the fluid around the heart
- Fluids to maintain normal blood pressure
- Antibiotics
- Medications to help increase blood pressure to normal levels
- Oxygen to reduce workload on the heart
- Surgery to remove or cut part of the pericardium
If you are diagnosed with cardiac tamponade, follow your doctor's instructions.
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