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Emerg Med J 2004;21:389-390 doi:10.1136/emj.2003.005033
  • Case report

Cardiac tamponade presenting to the emergency department after sternal wire disruption

  1. S A Cope,
  2. J Rodda
  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Mr S A Cope
 Department of Emergency Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK; simonacopehotmail.com
  • Accepted 17 February 2003

Abstract

An unusual case of cardiac tamponade presenting to the emergency department is reported in a patient with sternal wire disruption after a pectus excavatum repair two years previously. The complication, although rare may have potentially life threatening sequelae and therefore consideration of sternal wire disruption in all patients presenting with chest pain after a previous sternotomy should be made.

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