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Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade Associated with Dabigatran Use [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To describe 2 cases of hemopericardium following treatment with dabigatran. CASE SUMMARIES: A 70-year-old male with a history of dabigatran use presented with cough, fatigue, and bloody stools.
Dy, Eliza A., Shiltz, Dane L.
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Asymptomatic Pneumopericardium with Atrial Fibrillation after Pericardiocentesis: A Case Report

open access: yesJournal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2019
Air inside the pericardial cavity is called “pneumopericardium”, which is a rare complication of pericardiocentesis. Pneumopericardium may resolve spontaneously or can complicate into tension pericardium, requiring urgent aspiration. We herein describe a
Hammad Shah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastropericardial fistula: getting to the heart of the matter. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Gastropericardial fistula is a rare life-threatening condition, being reported only 65 times in modern literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 67 year-old man who presented with weight loss, chest pain and epigastric pain was found to have ...
Azzu, Vian
core   +1 more source

Assessment of a Low-Cost Ultrasound Pericardiocentesis Model

open access: yesEmergency Medicine International, 2013
Introduction. The use of ultrasound during resuscitation is emphasized in the latest European resuscitation council guidelines of 2013 to identify treatable conditions such as pericardial tamponade.
Marco Campo dell'Orto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in procedural techniques--antegrade. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
There have been many technological advances in antegrade CTO PCI, but perhaps most importantly has been the evolution of the "hybrid' approach where ideally there exists a seamless interplay of antegrade wiring, antegrade dissection re-entry and ...
Spratt, JC, Wilson, W
core   +1 more source

Differential Impact of Constrictive Physiology after Pericardiocentesis in Malignancy Patients with Pericardial Effusion.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundEchocardiographic signs of constrictive physiology (CP) after pericardiocentesis are frequently observed in malignancy patients. The purpose of the current study was to explore whether features of CP after pericardiocentesis have prognostic ...
In-Jeong Cho   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rare case of iatrogenic coronary pseudoaneurysm following pericardiocentesis

open access: yesIHJ 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   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesResearch 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Causes and prognosis of symptomatic pericardial effusions treated by pericardiocentesis in an Asian academic medical centre.

open access: yesSingapore medical journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION This study aimed to investigate the causes, clinical management and outcomes of clinically significant pericardial effusions, and evaluate the practice of pericardiocentesis within an academic medical centre in Singapore, a multiethnic ...
Xian Pei Cheong   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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