An echocardiogram showed a large circumferential pericardial effusion. We performed fluoroscopy-guided pericardiocentesis, under local anesthesia, through the subxiphoid approach and inserted a ...

Percutaneous pericardiocentesis was performed by using the shortest distance to the pericardial cavity from the subxiphoid or intercostal space, and using the 5-F micropuncture kit (Micropuncture ...

Methods and Results— In 6 patients with prior cardiac surgery or failed percutaneous pericardial access, a subxiphoid pericardial window was attempted. In all 6 patients, manual lysis of adhesions ...

Primary goal was to relief pericardial tamponade. As it was most likely a TCA, the indication for pericardiocentesis was weighed against clamshell thoracotomy. Because pericardiocentesis appeared to ...

Itroduction: We have developed a miniature crawling robot (HeartLander) that navigates on the surface of a heart to dedicate minimally invasive intrapericardial interventions. We performed a series of ...