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A rare case of iatrogenic coronary pseudoaneurysm following pericardiocentesis

IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2017
Though pericardiocentesis is generally considered a safe procedure, it is sometimes associated with serious complications. In this report, we describe a rare case of pericardiocentesis complicated by pseudoaneurysm, with an organized thrombus.
Vijaya Chandra Yerramareddy, Satyanarayanan Yogeeswari Vellore   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pyopericardium manifesting as cardiac tamponade: A rare presentation of a common disease

Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Pyopericardium is a rare fatal pericardial disease. It manifesting as cardiac tamponade is rare and because of tuberculosis is extremely rare. We present the case of a 20-year-old female who presented with worsening dyspnea, low-grade fever, and weight ...
Parvathareddy Krishna Mala Konda Reddy, Praveen Nagula, Naga Venkata Raghava Balla, Syed Zia Hussain   +3 more
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An alternative treatment for iatrogenic right ventricular puncture in primary percutaneous intervention

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2017
Right ventricle perforation is an uncommon, but potentially fatal, possible complication of pericardiocentesis. We presented a case of right ventricular perforation that developed during urgent pericardiocentesis due to tamponade.
Hasan Arı, Alper Karakuş, Selma Arı, Sencer Çamcı, Mehmet Melek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advanced lung cancer presenting with malignant pericardial effusion

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Irregular pericardial wall thickening, mediastinal lymph nodes, and pericardial fluid analysis are helpful to identify metastasis to the pericardium though it is a marker of advanced disease and poor prognosis.
Abid M. Sadiq, Adnan M. Sadiq, Gilbert Z. Nkya   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolated pneumopericardium; An extremely rare complication following active resuscitation in a term neonate [PDF]

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2021
BACKGROUND: Pneumopericardium, presence of air in pericardial cavity, is rare entity with potentially severe complications and mortality. In the neonatal period, it is associated with prematurity, low birth weight, and assisted ventilation, but in full ...
Santosh Sinha, Puneet Aggarwal, Sidhdarth Samrat, Umeshwar Pandey, Vinay Krishna   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Purulent Pericarditis: Is It Really a Disease of the Past?

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021
The authors present a case of purulent pericarditis probably secondary to respiratory infection, a rare entity in the antibiotic era. Pericardial fluid analysis identified streptococci and oral anaerobes as the causative agents.
Laura Costa, Diana Carvalho, Elisabete Coelho, Dina Leal, Luís Lencastre   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Etiologies, fluid characteristics, and outcomes of pericardiocentesis: a five-year retrospective study from a single center [PDF]

Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej
Bihter Şentürk, Mehmet Kış, Hüseyin Dursun, Cisem Oktay, Teyyuba Guluzade, Mehmet Birhan Yılmaz   +5 more
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OCT‐Guided Distal Left Main Bifurcation PCI: Mid‐Term Outcomes From a Multicenter South‐Asian Registry

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Optical coherence tomography (OCT)‐guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) enhances treatment of complex coronary artery lesions, including left main (LM) disease, by enabling lesion morphology assessment and stent optimization, thereby reducing major adverse cardiac events (MACE).
Prathap Kumar, Shaneez Najmy, Manu Rajendran, Ali Shafeeq, Blessvin Jino   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minimal Cardiac Perforation by Lead Pacemaker Complicated with Pericardial Effusion and Impending Tamponade: Optimal Management with No Pericardiocentesis Driven by Echocardiography

Diagnostics, 2020
We report the case of a 51-year-old patient who underwent the implantation of a bi-ventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) complicated by a sub-acute right ventricular minimal perforation with pericardial effusion and echocardiographic ...
C. Caiati, P. Pollice, L. Truncellito, M. Lepera, S. Favale   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source