title: Safety of subxyphoid pericardial access using a blunt-tip needle.
authors.affiliation: Angiogenesis Research Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Arjuna P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mannam
authors.forename: Kalon K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cultip
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Carrozza
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Beverly H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lorell
authors.forename: Roger J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Laham
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000601:surgery*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014989:Xiphoid Bone