Pericardiocentesis

Figure 1. Sub-total occlusion of the proximal LAD

Videos

Funny Coronary Arteriole Perforation Causes Tamponade Post-primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

02/09/2024

Antonios Ziakas , MD;

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos , MD, MSc;

Maria-Anna Bazmpani , MD, MSc;

Antonios Kouparanis , MD;

George Kassimis , MD, PhD;

Video Supplement to "Funny Coronary Arteriole Perforation Causes Tamponade Post-primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention" (February 2024 Clinical Image)

Video Supplement to "Funny...

02/09/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Funny Coronary Arteriole Perforation Causes Tamponade Post-primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

02/09/2024

Antonios Kouparanis , MD;

George Kassimis , MD, PhD;

Antonios Ziakas , MD;

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos , MD, MSc;

Maria-Anna Bazmpani , MD, MSc;

Emergency transradial coronary angiography in a 68-year-old woman demonstrated sub-total occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending artery. Wiring was challenging because of a funny arteriole network arising from the proximal left...

Emergency transradial coronary...

02/09/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure. Computed tomography (CT) axial scan

Clinical Images

Hepatic Artery Branch Perforation With Hemoperitomeum: A Rare Complication of Pericardiocentesis

01/12/2024

Pooja Vyas , MD;

Akash Karwa , MD;

Megha Sheth , MD;

Sharad Jain , MD;

Kewal Kanabar , MD;

A 58-year-old male patient presented with anterior myocardial infarction after 36 hours of symptom onset. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed moderate left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction, 35%) and hypokinetic anteroseptum and...

A 58-year-old male patient...

01/12/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Conservative Management of Pneumopericardium: A Case of Unexpected Success

08/23/2023

Rogerio Teixeira , MD, PhD;

Maria Do Carmo Cachulo , MD;

Lino Goncalves , MD, PhD;

Ana Rita M. Gomes , MD;

A 79-year-old male with severe aortic stenosis was admitted with syncope and cranioencephalic traumatism with major nasal hemorrhage. While being prepared for surgical aortic valve replacement, a high-degree atrioventricular block was...

A 79-year-old male with severe...

08/23/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Accidental Cannulation of the Cardiac Venous System During Pericardiocentesis

03/01/2021

Sourabh Agstam , MD, DM, MBBS;

Anunay Gupta , MBBS, MD, DM;

Dinkar Bhasin , MBBS, MD, DM;

Jeetesh Jain , MBBS, MD, DM;

H. S. Isser , MBBS, MD, DM;

Sandeep Bansal , MBBS, MD, DM;

Nitish Rai , MD, DM, MBBS;

A 52-year-old woman presented to another hospital with progressive dyspnea of 10-day duration. This case underscores the importance of image-guided pericardiocentesis.

A 52-year-old woman presented to...

03/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Single-Center Experience

Use of Micropuncture Needle in the Treatment of Pericardial Effusion by Pericardiocentesis

10/08/2016

Arvind Gireesh , MD, FACC;

Shahnaz Punjani , MD;

Joseph C. Hannan , MD, FACC;

We present a case series of the use of the 21-gauge micropuncture needle in successful pericardiocentesis.

We present a case series of the...

10/08/2016

Cath Lab Digest

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Arterial Discordance in Cardiac Tamponade

10/01/2016

Ajitkumar Valaparmbil , MBBS, MD, DM;

Jaganmohan Achuthan Tharakan , MBBS, MD, DM;

Krishna Kumar Mohanan Nair , MBBS, MD, DM;

Arun Gopalakrishnan , MBBS, MD, DM;

Sanjay Ganapathi , MBBS, MD, DM;

Harikrishnan Sivadasanpillai , MBBS, MD, DM;

Ventricular interdependence is a salient hemodynamic feature of cardiac tamponade that manifests as discordance between the left and right ventricles in filling and ejection on hemodynamic assessment. Ventricular interdependence can manifest...

Ventricular interdependence is a...

10/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Pericardiocentesis Under Continuous Ultrasonographic Guidance Using a 7 cm Micropuncture Needle

08/15/2016

Vladimir Lakhter , DO;

Vikas Aggarwal , MD, MPH;

Riyaz Bashir , MD;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Brian O'Murchu , MD;

Brian P. O'Neill , MD;

A comparison of procedural success and safety of pericardiocentesis using continuous ultrasonographic visualization of a long (7 cm) micropuncture needle to standard access with an 18 gauge needle without continuous ultrasound guidance.

A comparison of procedural...

08/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Ultrathin Endoscopy-Guided Pericardiocentesis: A Pilot Study in a Swine Model

02/29/2016

Takeshi Kimura , MD;

Kenji Nakatsuma , MD;

Erika Yamamoto , MD;

Shin Watanabe , MD;

Bingyuan Bao , MD;

Hiroki Watanabe , MD;