TY - JOUR T1 - Lessons of the month 5: Cardiac tamponade after an acute myocardial infarction: the clinical diagnosis JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 227 LP - 228 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0248 VL - 20 IS - 2 AU - Nida Ahmed AU - Sabahat Ahmed AU - Hazem Lashin Y1 - 2020/03/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/2/227.abstract N2 - We present the case of a late presenting ST-elevation myocardial infarction with a coronary dissection. After primary percutaneous coronary intervention, the patient went on to develop pericardial effusion with tamponade. Despite only a small volume of fluid, we demonstrate how it can have significant clinical consequences in the diseased heart. We also highlight the value of being able to carry out bedside echocardiography in the acutely unwell post-myocardial infarction patient. ER -