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Coronary artery perforation secondary to lifesaving pericardiocentesis for cardiac tamponade: a case report

BACKGROUND: Pericardiocentesis is frequently performed when fluid needs to be removed from the pericardial sac, for both therapeutic and diagnostic purposes, however, it can still be a high-risk procedure in inexperienced hands and/or an emergent setting. CASE PRESENTATION: A 78-year-old male made a...

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Autores principales: Kanda, Daisuke, Takumi, Takuro, Sonoda, Takeshi, Arikawa, Ryo, Anzaki, Kazuhiro, Sasaki, Yuichi, Ohishi, Mitsuru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7845111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33509075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01875-0