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Case Reports
. 2008 Aug;24(8):e56.
doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(08)70659-7.

Pneumopericardium after attempted left ventricular lead insertion

Adrian Baranchuk  1 , Christopher S Simpson, Sarah Pinto, Damian P Redfearn
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Case Reports

Pneumopericardium after attempted left ventricular lead insertion

Adrian Baranchuk et al. Can J Cardiol. 2008 Aug.
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Figure 1)
A A postoperative chest x-ray showing pneumopericardium (arrow). B A chest x-ray, in the lateral view, showing the air-fluid level (arrow)
Figure 2)
Figure 2)
A repeat chest x-ray performed two days later showed spontaneous pneumopericardium reabsorption
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