In a US study, the median time for emergency pericardiocentesis was 38 minutes for penetrating trauma vs 78 minutes for blunt trauma. Additionally, the diagnosis of cardiac injury in penetrating ...

Pericardiocentesis, also called a pericardial tap, is a procedure in which a needle and catheter remove fluid from the pericardium, the sac around your heart. The fluid is tested for signs of ...

Salem, K, Mulji, A, Lonn, E. Echocardiographically guided pericardiocentesis -- the gold standard for the management of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. Can J Cardiol 1999;15:1251-1255 ...

Effusive–constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon pericardial syndrome characterized by concomitant tamponade, caused by tense pericardial effusion, and constriction, caused by the visceral ...

TURIN, ITALY (updated) — The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases has developed a stepwise scoring system to identify patients who need immediate ...

A 48-year-old man with trisomy 21 was transferred to our cardiology service because of acute dyspnea. At presentation, his blood pressure was 70/50 mm Hg, with a heart rate of 130 beats/min and an ...