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Persistent ST-segment elevation following pericardiocentesis: caution with thrombolytic therapy.

H H Hsia1, N H Kander, M J Shea

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.

Intensive Care Medicine
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Persistent ST-elevation after pericardiocentesis can indicate subepicardial injury from myocardial laceration, not infarction. This case highlights a rare complication following the procedure.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Medical Case Reports

Background:

  • Pericardiocentesis is a procedure to drain fluid from the pericardial sac.
  • Persistent ST-elevation on electrocardiography (ECG) typically suggests myocardial infarction.

Observation:

  • A case of persistent ST-elevation was observed post-pericardiocentesis.
  • No evidence of transmural infarction or coronary vasospasm was found.

Findings:

  • The electrocardiographic pattern indicated subepicardial injury.
  • This injury was attributed to a small myocardial laceration caused by the pericardiocentesis needle.

Implications:

  • This finding expands the differential diagnosis for ST-elevation post-pericardiocentesis.
  • It underscores the importance of considering procedural complications in ECG interpretation.

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