Clinical characteristics and risk factors of in-hospital mortality among patients undergoing percutaneous pericardiocentesis [PDF]
BackgroundPercutaneous pericardiocentesis represents a salvage procedure in case of cardiac tamponade and diagnostic procedure in chronic pericardial effusion of unknown source.
Maciej T. Wybraniec +19 more
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Prognostic Factors and Overall Survival After Pericardiocentesis in Patients With Cancer and Thrombocytopenia [PDF]
Background: Pericardiocentesis is an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool for cancer-associated pericardial effusion. Limited safety and outcomes data exists regarding the management of malignancy-related pericardial effusion in patients with ...
Nathaniel R. Wilson +12 more
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In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Pericardiocentesis for Pericardial Effusion with and Without Malignancy [PDF]
Background: Despite the high prevalence of malignant pericardial effusions (MPEs), the differences in mortality between those undergoing pericardiocentesis for MPE versus non-malignancy pericardial effusions (NMPEs) are not well characterized. To address
Ju Young Bae +10 more
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Pericardiocentesis can be nasty. Accidents do occur while “Rail-roading” Sheaths and pigtails!
Pericardiocentesis is a challenging procedure and complications may vary depending on the patient-specific risk factors and procedural indications. Cardiac chamber perforation and the subsequent insertion of pigtail catheter into the main pulmonary ...
Jitin Narula +2 more
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When the Heart Is the Target: Case of Primary Pericardial Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting With Tamponade. [PDF]
Diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive malignancy and the most common subtype of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma, typically presenting with lymphadenopathy. Pericardial involvement is extremely rare. We report the case of a patient who presented with cough and shortness of breath and was admitted for acute hypoxic respiratory failure.
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Emergent pericardiocentesis is a potentially life-saving therapeutic procedure. We report a case of hemoperitoneum, a rare but known complication of pericardiocentesis; due to hepatic artery laceration and hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm formation ...
Waseem Farooq, MD, Vijay Iyer, MD
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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 +8 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +6 more
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Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia, Acute Pericarditis with Cardiac Tamponade as Presenting Manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus- A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder that affects mostly young women in which tissue-binding autoantibodies and immune complexes cause damage to organs and tissues.
Apurva Dubey +4 more
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