Massive Tension Hemothorax After Pacemaker Implantation

A case of an 85-year-old male on apixaban and clopidogrel undergoing pacemaker implantation is described. After procedure he developed unilateral tension hemothorax and required emergent drainage and exploratory thoracotomy. No vascular, cardiac, or pulmonary source was identified. After multidiscip...

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Autores principales: Matthia, Eldon, Matar, Ralph, Altshuler, Ellery, Kerensky, Richard A, Arnaoutakis, George, Shah, Samir, Omar, Abdullah, Agarwal, Zubin, Miles, William, Xiang, Kun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513377
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16754

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513377
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16754

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