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 ...

Combined pericardiocentesis and cardiac catheterization were performed in all patients, and pericardiectomy was performed in those with persistent constriction. Follow-up ranged from 1 month to 15 ...

Cognitive impairment and treatment effects among gastrointenstinal stromal tumor survivors: Results of a large online survey. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

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A score of 6 or more indicates that the patient requires urgent pericardiocentesis, whereas a lower score indicates that the pericardiocentesis can be postponed for up to 12 to 48 hours.

An echocardiogram showed a large circumferential pericardial effusion. We performed fluoroscopy-guided pericardiocentesis, under local anesthesia, through the subxiphoid approach and inserted a ...

Not one of the Afib patients who had the drains taken out early -- in the cath lab -- needed repeat pericardiocentesis before hospital discharge, Michala Pedersen, MD, of John Radcliffe Hospital ...

The natural history of pericardial effusion remains largely unknown. We investigated the association of malignancy with adverse outcomes after pericardiocentesis. Consecutive patients undergoing ...