Safety of subxyphoid pericardial access using a blunt-tip needle

Am J Cardiol. 2002 Apr 1;89(7):891-3. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02211-7.

Authors

Arjuna P Mannam¹, Kalon K K Ho, Donald E Cultip, Joseph P Carrozza, David J Cohen, Beverly H Lorell, Roger J Laham

Affiliation

¹ Angiogenesis Research Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

PMID: 11909585
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02211-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Catheters, Indwelling
Drainage / instrumentation
Electrocardiography
Equipment Design
Feasibility Studies
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Needles*
Pericardial Effusion / surgery*
Pilot Projects
Xiphoid Bone

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