Asymptomatic Pneumopericardium with Atrial Fibrillation after Pericardiocentesis: A Case Report
| Autor: | Afrasyab Altaf, Momin Salahudin, Hammad Shah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Pericardial effusion Case Report Pneumopericardium 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Asymptomatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Pericardium 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pericardial cavity Pericardiocentesis Atrial fibrillation medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure lcsh:RC666-701 medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Chest radiograph |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2008-2371 1735-8620 |
| Popis: | Air inside the pericardial cavity is called “pneumopericardium”, which is a rare complication of pericardiocentesis. Pneumopericardium may resolve spontaneously or can complicate into tension pericardium, requiring urgent aspiration. We herein describe a 55-year-old man with pericardial effusion who underwent pericardiocentesis. The patient was completely asymptomatic after the procedure. Chest radiograph and computed tomography scan accidentally detected pneumopericardium, which was subsequently complicated by atrial fibrillation and necessitated pharmacological cardioversion. We found no case of asymptomatic pneumopericardium complicated by atrial fibrillation after pericardiocentesis in our literature review. Clinicians and cardiologists should do a post pericardiocentesis chest X-ray to diagnose pneumopericardium and prevent the catastrophic complications of tension pneumopericardium. |
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