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Advanced lung cancer presenting with malignant pericardial effusion

open access: yesClinical 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   +2 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

Cardiac tamponade complicating leukaemia: immediate chemotherapy or pericardiocentesis? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
Although leukaemic infiltration of the pericardium is frequently observed at post-mortem, clinically evident cardiac tamponade is rare. Two cases of cardiac tamponade complicating leukaemia are presented.
C P Lau   +11 more
core   +1 more source

The Impact of a Visualized Steerable Sheath on Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for First‐Time Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Prospective, Randomized, Single‐Blind Study

open access: yesCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A 3D electroanatomical mapping (3D‐EAM) visualized steerable sheath was designed to improve catheter placement and reduce radiation exposure during ablation, an established treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, prospective randomized data comparing the procedural and clinical outcomes of visualized and non‐visualized ...
Chun‐Kai Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The safety of pericardiocentesis in patients under antithrombotic therapy: A single-center experience

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
ObjectiveThis study aimed to analyze the characteristics of patients with pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis and to evaluate the safety of pericardiocentesis without discontinuation of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs.MethodsWe ...
Yuansong Zhu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long‐Term Trends in Cardiac Erosion After Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defects With the Amplatzer Septal Occluder

open access: yesCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Trends in cardiac erosion after closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) have not been assessed since updates were made to the Instructions for Use in 2012 and 2018. This study evaluates the incidence and demographics of ASO erosion over time since its introduction in 1996.
Daniel S. Levi, Doff B. McElhinney
wiley   +1 more source

A rare case of hepatic vein puncture during attempted pericardiocentesis mimicking right atrium perforation

open access: yes, 2022
Emergency pericardiocentesis done for hemodynamically significant cardiac tamponad is associated with rare but life-threatening complications including cardiac chamber perforation.
Kumar, Barun, Upadhyay, Amar Nath
core   +2 more sources

Coxsackie B viral infection presenting with hemorrhagic pericardial effusion and pleural effusion

open access: yesAnnals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2022
We report an 11-year-old female child presenting with hemorrhagic pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade along with moderate left ventricular dysfunction, who screened positive for Coxsackie B infection in the setting of cough, shortness of ...
Krishna Prasad Maram   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical Skills Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Neonatal Transport Teams: A European Delphi Consensus Study

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to identify and prioritise medical skills for inclusion in a simulation‐based training curriculum for interdisciplinary neonatal interhospital transport teams. Methods A modified three‐round Delphi process was conducted. We included 144 healthcare professionals (101 physicians and 43 non‐physician healthcare professionals ...
Emma Therese Bay   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pericardiocentesis : a clinical anatomy review

open access: yes, 2012
The safe and successful performance of pericardiocentesis demands a working and specific knowledge of anatomy. Misunderstanding of anatomy may result in failure or serious complications.
Boon, J.M.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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