pneumopericardium

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Conservative Management of Pneumopericardium: A Case of Unexpected Success

08/23/2023

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

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Iatrogenic Pneumopericardium After Pericardiocentesis

12/01/2016

Srinivasa Prasad , MBBS, MD;

Krishna Kumar Mohanan Nair , MBBS, MD, DM;

Arun Gopalakrishnan , MBBS, MD, DM;

Ajitkumar Valaparmbil , MBBS, MD, DM;

Jaganmohan Achuthan Tharakan , MBBS, MD, DM;

Narayanan Namboodiri , MBBS, MD, DM;

Bharatraj Banavalikar , MBBS, MD, DM;

A 65-year-old patient underwent pericardiocentesis for cardiac tamponade after radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia. Subsequent to stabilization, the patient developed pneumopericardium, which was detected in the...

A 65-year-old patient underwent...

12/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology