Needle in the heart: a rare case of cardiac tamponade caused by a migrated foreign body and mimicking ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

Needle in the heart: a rare case of cardiac tamponade caused by a migrated foreign body and mimicking ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

Abstract Background Pericardial tamponade is a serious condition which may eventually lead to severe haemodynamic disturbances and cardiac arrest. It is most often caused by the accumulation of fluid inside the pericardium, as a result of different aetiological factors such as pericarditis, neoplast...

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Main Authors: Miklós Pólos, Dominika Domokos, Cristina-Maria Şulea, Kálmán Benke, Gergely Csikós, Andrea Nagy, Réka Skoda, András Szabó, Eperke Merkel, István Hartyánszky, Zoltán Szabolcs, Béla Merkely, Dávid Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Cardiac tamponade
Foreign body migration
STEMI
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01950-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01950-6

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