A 48-year-old man with trisomy 21 was transferred to our cardiology service because of acute dyspnea. At presentation, his blood pressure was 70/50 mm Hg, with a heart rate of 130 beats/min and an ...

In a US study, the median time for emergency pericardiocentesis was 38 minutes for penetrating trauma vs 78 minutes for blunt trauma. Additionally, the diagnosis of cardiac injury in penetrating ...

IN 1956 Bishop, Estes and Mclntosh¶ reported the value of electrocardiographic monitoring during pericardial aspiration. They pointed out that the needle used during pericardial aspiration could act ...

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