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 ...

After treating cardiac tamponade arising from atrial fibrillation (Afib) catheter ablation, pericardial drains do not need to be kept in place for an additional 12 to 24 hours, researchers suggested.

PERICARDIAL paracentesis is often a useful and necessary procedure, but its application has been limited by its danger. 1 Although there is relatively little risk from perforation of the ventricular ...

Supine position Sterile skin prep (xiphoid area) 1% xylocaine local infiltration as needed A small puncture with a 11 blade knife on the skin just below and to the left of xiphoid process The long ...

Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be curative for various hematological disorders, it continues to be associated with a significant incidence of treatment-related ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JenaValve Technology, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems for the treatment of aortic ...

Large malignant pericardial effusions are managed by draining the fluid, unless the goals of therapy are to use a less invasive approach that may improve quality of life but not help the patient live ...