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Successful echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis was followed by an unanticipated fatal pulmonary thromboembolism in an 84-year-old man.
This case highlights a rare and fatal complication of pulmonary thromboembolism following an otherwise successful echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis.
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May warrant post-pericardiocentesis thromboembolism vigilance in elderly patients; case report leaves open causality and incidence.
Echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis is relatively safe with minimal risk in experienced hands. However, complications can occur because of the procedure. This report describes a unique case of an 84-year-old man with unanticipated fatal pulmonary thromboembolism following a successful pericardiocentesis.
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Warsame et al. (2010) studied this question. Successful echocardiography-guided pericardiocentesis was followed by an unanticipated fatal pulmonary thromboembolism in an 84-year-old man.
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