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My guess is that because the heart tilts on an axis. Gravity would make the blood flow towards the feet in the pericardial sac, which makes up most of the right side of the heart. Depending on how fast the bleed is you wouldn't notice and effects from it; besides the drop in blood pressure. This is my guess. I don't know the text book answer.
Here's a photo that shows the heart on its axis. bem.fi/book/19/fi/1901.gif
What else can I help you with?
A stab wound to the heart can result in cardiac tamponade this means that?
a stab wound to the heart can result in cardiac tamponade
Pericardial effusion may develop into a serious compression of the heart called?
Cardiac tamponade
For what reasons is an emergency thoracotomy performed?
to control injury-related bleeding from the heart, cardiac compressions to restore a normal heart rhythm, or to relieve pressure on the heart caused by cardiac tamponade
What is the medical term meaning bleeding into the sac surrounding the heart?
Pericarditis is inflammation of the sac around the heart.
What is a heart massage?
When the thoracic cavity is opened and the heart is compressed manually with your hands. Also known as internal massage.
What is pericardial aspiration?
Pericardial aspiration is a procedure where a needle is inserted into the pericardial sac surrounding the heart to remove excess fluid, relieving pressure on the heart and improving cardiac function. This procedure is typically done to diagnose and treat conditions like pericarditis or cardiac tamponade.
When the pericardium fills with blood it produces a condition called cardiac tamponade which can be rapidly lethal. why is thi condition so dangerous?
Cardiac tamponade is dangerous because it can interfere with the heart's pumping capability. As pressure within the pericardium increases, the heart's chambers are unable to fill sufficiently to allow enough blood to reach the rest of the body.
What is the medical condition cardiac tamponade?
Compression of the heart that occurs when the pericardium fills with blood or fluid. This increase in pressure outside the heart interferes with heart function and can result in shock and/or death.
How would you define cardiac tamponade?
Sometimes fluid collects between the heart and the pericardium called pericardial effusion. When the fluid accumulates, it can squeeze the heart and prevent it from filling with blood.
What happens to blood pressure and flow when cardiac tamponade is brought on by trauma?
When tamponade occurs because of trauma, the sound of the heart beats can become faint, and the blood pressure in the arteries decreases, while the blood pressure in the veins increases.
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.
What is the purpose of the pericardial sac that sounds the heart in mammals?
In the case of the heart, it acts as a shock absorber, and a lubricant to prevent friction with the heart and pericardium, which could result in "friction rubs" and cardiac tamponade, as well as pericarditis.
