What complications are possible with cardiac tamponade?

What complications are possible with cardiac tamponade?

Cardiac tamponade complications can include:

• Shock.
• Heart failure.
• Death.

Pericardiocentesis and surgery can have the following complications:

• Bleeding.
• Injury to the heart’s chambers or surrounding blood vessels.
• Collapsed lung (pneumothorax).
• Air in the pericardium (pneumopericardium).
• Heart attack.
• Infection.
• Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).
• Injury to nearby organs, including the liver, lung or stomach.