This case report highlights the risk of inadvertent hepatic vein puncture during emergent pericardiocentesis.
A 46-year-old man with inferior wall myocardial infarction with complete heart block underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention to the right coronary artery with temporary pacing. Twelve hours later, he developed sudden-onset dyspnea.
Chopra et al. (Thu,) studied this question.