Infected Chylopericardium: An Unexpected Cause of Cardiac Tamponade
- Renzo Cifuentes,
- Diego Celli,
- Gabriel Hernandez,
- Dimitra Skiada,
- Lilian Abbo,
- Cesar Mendoza
Renzo Cifuentes
University of Miami School of Medicine
Corresponding Author:roc18@med.miami.edu
Author ProfileAbstract
A 22-year-old immunocompetent female with a history of small pericardial
effusion while infant presented with fever and hemodynamic collapse four
days after facial trauma. She was found to have cardiac tamponade
secondary to infected chylopericardium from bacterial translocation. We
report this very unusual case and review of the literature on
chylopericardium infections.15 Sep 2022Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery 16 Sep 2022Submission Checks Completed
16 Sep 2022Assigned to Editor
17 Sep 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
17 Sep 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
19 Sep 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Major
20 Sep 20221st Revision Received
20 Sep 2022Submission Checks Completed
20 Sep 2022Assigned to Editor
20 Sep 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
20 Sep 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
22 Sep 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
27 Sep 20222nd Revision Received
27 Sep 2022Submission Checks Completed
27 Sep 2022Assigned to Editor
27 Sep 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
30 Sep 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Oct 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
Dec 2022Published in Journal of Cardiac Surgery volume 37 issue 12 on pages 5517-5520. 10.1111/jocs.17038 
