title: Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy for patients with recurrent pericardial effusion: using a novel double-balloon technique with one long and one short balloon.
abstract: Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy is effective and less invasive for the treatment of recurrent pericardial effusion. This study suggests that the double-balloon method with 1 longer and 1 shorter balloon is the procedure of choice for percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Republic of China.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Y Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Tseng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000628:therapy*; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence