A) All reasoning to explain the cardiovascular collapse was concentrated on cardiogenic shock, as the serial radiographs were not suggestive of cardiac tamponade. B) The diagnosis was established by transthoracic echocardiography, which often does not disclose the diagnosis and makes the transesophageal echocardiogram a mandatory procedure. There is an image suggestive of an intrapericardial collection (arrow) causing right atrial compression.
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