The hemodynamic effects of a pericardial effusion include
a. increased ventricular ejection. c. myocardial ischemia.
b. decreased ventricular filling. d. increased afterload.
B
If the fluid collection in the sac (pericardial effusion) impinges on ventricular filling, ventricular ejection, or coronary artery perfusion, a clinical emergency may exist that necessitates removal of the excess pericardial fluid to restore normal cardiac function. Myocardial ischemia is damage of the myocardium muscle as the result of a heart attack.
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