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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01950-6 |
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