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Cardiac tamponade in a patient with primary hypothyroidism

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011
Pericardial effusion is frequently found in patients with hypothyroidism, but it is rarely associated with cardiac tamponade. Hypothyroidism complicated by cardiac tamponade is rarely referenced in the medical literature.
Virendra C Patil, Harsha V Patil, Vaibhav Agrawal, Sanjay Patil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Homozygous Founder ELAC2 Variant in Kuwaiti Infants With Fatal Cardiomyopathy and Refractory Severe Lactic Acidosis: A Retrospective Review of the Clinical, Cardiological and Molecular Findings

Molecular Genetics &Genomic Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
This study describes the largest reported cohort of infants with ELAC2‐related mitochondrial cardiomyopathy, identifying a shared homozygous founder variant among consanguineous Kuwaiti families. The findings highlight the mutation's uniformly severe phenotype, emphasizing the need for early genetic screening and targeted counseling in high‐risk ...
Hind Alsharhan, Worood Alostad, Alshaymaa A. Ali, Mohammad A. Ebrahim, Hesham A. F. Mohammed, Ahmad Alahmad, Hashem Alhashemi, Walid M. Hassan, Ahmad E. M. S. Alhaj, Rasha M. Alsafi, Buthaina Albash   +10 more
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The Facilitation of Pericardiocentesis Using Imaging Techniques. A Case Report

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2016
Introduction: Pericardiocentesis is a procedure performed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, and it consists in draining the pericardial effusion liquid in sterile conditions.
Manițiu Ioan, Cobârje Iulia, Bitea Ionuț, Cojan Radu, Bebeşelea Andra-Maria   +4 more
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Metastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma Presenting With Pleuropericardial Effusions and Cardiac Tamponade: A Diagnostic Challenging Case Report

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
This case highlights the diagnostic challenge of occult gastric adenocarcinoma presenting with pleuropericardial effusions and tamponade. In unexplained lymphocyte‐predominant effusions, malignancy should be considered, and early VATS‐guided pleural biopsy may be required when noninvasive tests are inconclusive.
Mahta Moradi, Mehdi Karimi, Pegah Babaheidarian, Seyed Arash Javad Moosavi, Samira Nakhaie, Reza Ghaderi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pneumopericardium after pericardiocentesis

Pericardial effusion is a common clinical finding that can arise from a wide range of etiologies, including infections, malignancies, autoimmune disorders, and iatrogenic causes.
Cavolina, Giulia, Trio, Olimpia, Andò, Giuseppe, Villari, Alessio   +3 more
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How to enhance the novices’ learning in ultrasound-guided procedures utilizing handmade phantoms?

BMC Medical Education
Introduction This prospective study aims to evaluate the learning effect of US-guided thoracocentesis and pericardiocentesis in novices through simulation training using handmade phantoms.
Sih‑Shiang Huang, Chih-Hsien Lin, Shao-Yung Lin, Chien-Tai Huang, Wan-Ching Lien   +4 more
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Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma in a Young Male: Rare Presentation With Right Atrial Endocardial Dissection and Right Coronary Artery Tumor Fistula

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT We report the case of a 19‐year‐old man who presented with several months of exertional dyspnea and recent‐onset hemostasis. Initial imaging revealed multiple pulmonary nodules. Days later, he was referred to a specialized center with chest pain and signs of pericarditis.
Nehzat Akiash, Ramtin Rezaee Kalantari, Somayeh Abbaspour, Mahlasadat Masoumi, Narges Eslami, Nasibeh Akiash, Mahboubeh Pazoki, Shahab Rajabzadeh, Soroush Mostafavi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pericardiocentesis indications and complications: A retrospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Pericardiocentesis is crucial for the diagnosis and management of diseases responsible for significant pericardial effusions. Pericardiocentesis was performed the first time by Riolanus for cardiac tamponade.
Ahmed, Intisar, Baqi, Abdul
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Pericardiocentesis can be nasty. Accidents do occur while “Rail-roading” Sheaths and pigtails!

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2018
Pericardiocentesis is a challenging procedure and complications may vary depending on the patient-specific risk factors and procedural indications. Cardiac chamber perforation and the subsequent insertion of pigtail catheter into the main pulmonary ...
Jitin Narula, Arindam Choudhury, Arun Sharma   +2 more
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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
Suhaib Ased, Andrew Nathan Payne, Calvin Yang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source