Acute Marginal Artery Laceration as a Complication of Pericardiocentesis.
JACC Case Rep 2022;
4:501-504. [PMID:
35493792 PMCID:
PMC9044294 DOI:
10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.02.015]
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Abstract
The safety of pericardiocentesis as a therapy for cardiac tamponade has improved since the advent of echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis. The most life-threatening, albeit rare, complication is injury to the coronary vessels or ventricular wall resulting in recurrent tamponade. We present a rare case of acute marginal artery laceration resulting from pericardiocentesis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
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