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The term describing muffled heart sounds, jugular venous distension (JVD), and narrowing pulse pressure is "cardiac tamponade." This condition occurs when fluid accumulates in the pericardial space, exerting pressure on the heart and impairing its ability to pump blood effectively. The classic signs of cardiac tamponade are often summarized as Beck's triad, which includes these three clinical findings.

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What are the signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade?

There is a pericardial space present in the heart. This space consists of fluid called pericardial fluid. This fluid is responsible to decrease the friction during the contraction and expansion of ventricles.  When the amount of this fluid increases, the intrapericardial pressure increases. This results to the condition when the atria and ventricles fail to relax normally. This condition is the condition of cardiac tamponade and the ecg you study to get a brief knowledge on the above condition is cardiac tamponade ecg.


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