Beck's triad

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Etymology

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Developed by Claude Beck, a professor of cardiovascular surgery at Case Western Reserve University.

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Beck's triad

  1. (medicine) Three medical signs associated with acute cardiac tamponade: low arterial blood pressure, distended neck veins, and distant, muffled heart sounds.

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