pericardiotomy
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Introduction
surgical incision of the pericardium
Indications
- cardiac tamponade
- recurrent malignant pericardial effusion[3][4]
- large pericardial effusion[2]
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/pericardiotomy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ziskind AA1, Pearce AC, Lemmon CC et al Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy for the treatment of cardiac tamponade and large pericardial effusions: description of technique and report of the first 50 cases. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993 Jan;21(1):1-5 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8417048
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Burazor I, Imazio M, Markel G, Adler Y. Malignant pericardial effusion Cardiology. 2013;124(4):224-32 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23571453
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vaitkus PT, Herrmann HC, LeWinter MM. Treatment of malignant pericardial effusion JAMA. 1994 Jul 6;272(1):59-64. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8007081 Review.