Emergency pericardiocentensis with two-pigtail technique in a patient with cardiac tamponade during

• 作 者: Guo Lizhu Jiang Chenxi Bai Ron
• 机 构: Department of Cardiology, Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical U
• 出 处: 中华医学杂志（英文版）
• 发表日期: 2014年6期
• 关键词: atrial fibrillation pericardial tamponade ablation

Acute cardiac tamponade is a life threatening complication of interventional procedures usually requiring immediate management.Open-chest surgery is needed occasionally when emergency percutaneous pericardial drainage was failed,which is accompanied with higher mortality and cost.This report describes a twopigtail technique for failed pericardial drainage to avoid surgical intervention.