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Pericarditis Secondary to an Acupuncture Needle Extracted Via a Transjugular Approach

Acupuncture is generally considered safe; however, cardiac complications can occur. We describe a case of refractory pericarditis requiring transvenous extraction of an acupuncture needle from within the right ventricular cavity. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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Autores principales: Bedrouni, Wassim, Chetrit, Michael, Al Isma'ili, Abdullah, Galatas, Christos, Kaitoukov, Youri, Kovacina, Bojan, Mardigyan, Vartan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8642725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34917964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.09.011