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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 20;4(8):501-504.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.02.015.

Acute Marginal Artery Laceration as a Complication of Pericardiocentesis

Boskey Patel  1 , Sai Vikram Alampoondi Venkataramanan  2 , Robert Bojar  3 , Mark Kranis  1 , Mazen Roumia  1
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Acute Marginal Artery Laceration as a Complication of Pericardiocentesis

Boskey Patel et al. JACC Case Rep. .

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.).

Keywords: TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; complication; pericardial effusion; tamponade.

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The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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Admission Electrocardiography
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Chest Radiograph With Mild Cardiomegaly
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Pericardial Thrombus Large thrombus burden that was manually extracted from the pericardial space in the operating room.
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