Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, 2018 Background: Pericardial effusion (PE) can develop in several pathological scenarios, and is often initially evaluated by means of echocardiography. Computed tomography (CT) has been used as an aid in the management of patients presenting with PE, in ...
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Effusive-constrictive pericarditis, hepatitis, and pancreatitis in a patient with possible coxsackievirus B infection: a case report [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Coxsackie B is a viral pathogen that presents with various invasive diseases in adults. Historically, the majority of adult cases with pericarditis or myocarditis have been attributed to coxsackievirus B.
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Idiopathic hemodynamically unstable polymicrobial purulent pericarditis: a rare case presentation
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020 Purulent pericarditis is an extremely rare disease accounting for
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Selective Use of Pericardial Window and Drainage as Sole Treatment for Hemopericardium from Penetrating Chest Trauma [PDF]
, 2018 Background Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCIs) are highly lethal, and a sternotomy is considered mandatory for suspected PCI. Recent literature suggests pericardial window (PCW) may be sufficient for superficial cardiac injuries to drain hemopericardium
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Pericardiocentesis guided by a pulse generator
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1989 This study was performed to compare pericardiocentesis guided by a pacing current applied through the pericardiocentesis needle with the traditional method of monitoring ST segment elevation from the needle tip electrogram. ST segment elevation was measured at 3 mm from the epicardium, after epicardial contact, after epicardial penetration and again at
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Adapting Gel-Wax into an Ultrasound Guided Pericardiocentesis Model at Low Cost
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017 Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening emergency for which pericardiocentesis may be required. Real-time bedside ultrasound has obviated the need for routine blind procedures in cardiac arrest, and the number of pericardiocenteses being performed has ...
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Alteplase for Massive Pulmonary Embolism after Complicated Pericardiocentesis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2019 Background The occurrence of a high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) within 48 hours of a complicated pericardiocentesis to remove a haemorrhagic pericardial effusion, is an uncommon clinical challenge.
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The management of tuberculous pericardial effusion : experience in 233 consecutive patients [PDF]
, 2007 The original publication is available at http://www.cvja.co.za/Aim: We report on the 30-day and one-year outcome of consecutive effusive pericarditis patients, including those with tuberculous pericarditis, over a six-year-period. Methods and Results:
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Case series of unusual cases of hypothyroidism-induced pericardial effusion
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareHypothyroidism is an endocrine disorder with a high worldwide prevalence and diverse clinical presentation and can affect multiple organ systems. It can be asymptomatic and subclinical or overtly symptomatic and can prove to be fatal if left untreated ...
Ratnakar Sahoo +3 more
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Safety Pericardiocentesis with Fluoroscopy Following Cardiac Surgery
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019 Purpose: In the treatment of the postsurgical pericardial effusions via pericardiocentesis, determination of the puncture site might be difficult.
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