Assessment of a Low-Cost Ultrasound Pericardiocentesis Model
Emergency 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.
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Asymptomatic Pneumopericardium with Atrial Fibrillation after Pericardiocentesis: A Case Report
Journal 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
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A successful interdisciplinary collaboration for the management of pneumoperitoneum and pericardial effusion in a premature newborn [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022 Objectives. Percutaneously central catheters are typically used in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) to provide parenteral nutrition and drug therapy administration.
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PLoS 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 ...
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Short and Intermediate Term Outcomes of the Convergent Procedure: Initial Experience in a Tertiary Referral Center [PDF]
, 2020 PURPOSE: The Convergent procedure is a hybrid, multidisciplinary treatment for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) consisting of minimally invasive surgical epicardial ablation and percutaneous/catheter endocardial ablation.
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Contact force sensing in ablation of ventricular arrhythmias using a 56-hole open-irrigation catheter: a propensity-matched analysis. [PDF]
, 2021 PURPOSE: The effect of adding contact force (CF) sensing to 56-hole tip irrigation in ventricular arrhythmia (VA) ablation has not been previously studied.
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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.
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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.
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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 +3 more
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Gastropericardial fistula: getting to the heart of the matter. [PDF]
, 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
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