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Post-traumatic internal mammary artery pseudoaneurysm: A rare complication of pericardiocentesis

Radiology Case Reports, 2014
Before the advent of ultrasound, percutaneous pericardiocentesis was associated with relatively high mortality and complication rates (6% and 20–50%, respectively) [1–3].
Sanjay Mehra, MD, Ashesh Buch, MD, MCRP, Crystal N Truong, MD, Mariam Moshiri, MD, Jabi E. Shriki, MD, Puneet Bhargava, MD   +5 more
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Pericardiocentesis practice in the United Kingdom [PDF]

International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2007
Pericardial effusions frequently present challenging clinical dilemmas. Whether or not to drain an effusion, and if so by what method, are two common decisions facing cardiologists. We performed a survey to evaluate pericardiocentesis practice in the United Kingdom (UK).A total of 640 questionnaires were sent to all cardiologists in the UK Directory of
Francis G. Dunn, S. Balmain, Michael R. MacDonald, Nathaniel M. Hawkins, Mark C. Petrie   +4 more
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Etiology and Long‐Term Outcome of Patients Undergoing Pericardiocentesis [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
BackgroundPericardial effusions can be caused by a variety of disorders. The frequency of the underlying diseases varies with patient population; therefore, previously reported series are not necessarily representative of other populations.
Alexander Strobbe, Tom Adriaenssens, Johan Bennett, Christophe Dubois, Walter Desmet, Keir McCutcheon, Johan Van Cleemput, Peter R Sinnaeve   +7 more
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Differences in outcomes between surgical pericardial window and pericardiocentesis in children with postpericardiotomy syndrome

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2023
Children with postpericardiotomy syndrome may develop hemodynamically significant pericardial effusions warranting drainage by surgical pericardial window or pericardiocentesis. The optimal approach is unknown.
Joshua T. Fields, Conor P. O’Halloran, Paul Tannous, Brock A. Karolcik, Scott M. Bradley, Minoo N. Kavarana, John F. Rhodes, Eric M. Graham, John M. Costello   +8 more
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Fetal Pericardiocentesis

European Medical Journal, 2017
Fetal pericardiocentesis is a safe and effective procedure that is used to drain pericardial effusion in selected fetuses. The aim of the procedure is to reduce the risk of pulmonary hypoplasia, the development of cardiac tamponade and fetal hydrops, and
Raquel Garcia Rodriguez, Raquel Garcia Delgado, Luciana Obreros Zegarra, Yonit Emergui Zhrizen, Marta Armas Roca, Margarita Castellano Medina, Jose Angel Garcia Hernandez   +6 more
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Non-surgical treatment of a right ventricle puncture during diagnostic pericardiocentesis

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2015
Pericardiocentesis is a life-saving procedure performed in cardiac tamponade cases occurring in infective, inflammatory or malignancy conditions, or following percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac device implantation or catheter ablation.
Ekrem Güler, Gamze Babur Güler, Gültekin G Demir, Filiz Kızılırmak   +3 more
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Seldinger Wire for Pericardiocentesis

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1984
Eugene T. Tragus
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Prevalence, characteristics and mortality of cancer patients undergoing pericardiocentesis in the United States between 2004 and 2017

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Pericardiocentesis is undertaken in patients with cancer for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. However, there are limited data on the frequency, characteristics and mortality of patients with different cancers undergoing pericardiocentesis.
Andrija Matetic, Bonnie Ky, Eric H. Yang, Phyo K. Myint, Muhammad Rashid, Shelley Zieroth, Timir K. Paul, Ayman Elbadawi, Mamas A. Mamas   +8 more
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Transient left ventricular dysfunction after therapeutic pericardiocentesis - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or pericardial decompression syndrome

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2022
We present a case of reversible left ventricular (LV) dysfunction with characteristic stress or "Takotsubo" cardiomyopathy (SCM) after therapeutic pericardiocentesis in a patient with tubercular pericardial effusion.
Jaikrit Bhutani, Aditya Batra, Ashu Gupta, Anshul Gupta, Kunal Mahajan   +4 more
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Unveiling the causes of pericardial effusion in a contemporary case series of pericardiocentesis in Latin America

Scientific Reports, 2022
Pericardial effusions requiring pericardiocentesis have multiple causes that vary among geographical regions and health contexts. This procedure can be performed for diagnostic or therapeutic indications.
Juan Hernando del Portillo-Navarrete, Alejandro Pizano, Jhonattan Benavides, Andres M. Palacio, Karen Moreno-Medina, Jaime Cabrales, Darío Echeverri   +6 more
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