@Article{Gołota2016,
journal="Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery",
issn="1731-5530",
volume="13",
number="2",
year="2016",
title="Air tamponade of the heart",
abstract="Pneumopericardium is a rare disease defined as the presence of air or gas in the pericardial sac. Among the etiological factors, the following stand out: chest trauma, barotrauma, air-containing fistulas between the pericardium and the surrounding structures, secondary gas production by microorganisms growing in the pericardial sac, and iatrogenic factors. Until now, spontaneous pneumopericardium has been considered a harmless and temporary state, but a review of clinical cases indicates that the presence of air in the pericardium can lead to cardiac tamponade and life-threatening hemodynamic disturbances. We present the case of an 80-year-old patient with a chronic bronchopericardial fistula, who suffered from a cardiac arrest due to air tamponade of the heart.",
author="Gołota, Janusz J.
and Orłowski, Tadeusz
and Iwanowicz, Katarzyna
and Snarska, Jadwiga",
pages="150--153",
doi="10.5114/kitp.2016.61052",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2016.61052"
}