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After Tamponade, Pericardial Drain Removal Safe Once Dry

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.
Medscape

ESC Group Issues Triage Strategy to Manage Cardiac Tamponade

TURIN, ITALY (updated) — The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases has developed a stepwise scoring system to identify patients who need immediate ...
Nature

Pericardial effusion requiring surgical intervention after stem cell transplantation: a case series

An IRB-approved retrospective review of the medical records of 409 consecutive HSCT recipients, who underwent transplant between January 2012 and April 2016 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical ...
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A randomized trial of intrapericardial (ip) bleomycin (BLM) after drainage for management of malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) in lung cancer patients (pts): Report of a ...

Open-label study of pemetrexed alone for chemonaive patients and pre-treated patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: Outcomes of the International Expanded Access Program (EAP) ...
TCTMD

Percutaneous Pericardiocentesis Versus Surgical Pericardial Drainage In The Treatment Of Symptomatic Pericardial Effusions: Recurrence And Complication Rates.

Long-Term Follow-Up of a Large Cohort of Patients with Intermediate Lesions Assessed with IVUS. Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations from major meetings right to your inbox. TCTMD ...
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Minimally invasive transxiphoid approach for management of pediatric cardiac tamponade - one center's experience.

Cardiac tamponade is excessive collection of fluid in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart that leads to restriction of cardiac function and causes critical cardiogenic shock and rapid ...
Medscape

Colchicine 'Useless' for Postop Pericardial Effusion: POPE-2

BARCELONA, SPAIN — In the Post-Operative Pericardial Effusion-2 (POPE-2) trial, once again, the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine was not effective for warding off complications following cardiac ...
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PleuraFlow Shown to Enable Improved Outcomes for Cardiac Surgery Patients in New Clinical Study Results

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClearFlow, Inc., a medical device company based in Irvine, California, has announced positive clinical trial results presented at the 2020 Virtual Program of the ...
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Pleuritic Chest Pain, Other Vague Symptoms -- What Could It Be?

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A 44-year-old ...
TCTMD

Nuances of Pericardial Drain Placement and Management

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...
Nature

Successful response to infliximab of recurrent pericardial graft versus host disease in a pediatric patient

Allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) is the only curative treatment for many malignant and non-malignant diseases. As survival improves, the frequency of late effects, among which chronic GVHD (cGVHD) ...