title: Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy in a patient with advanced case of malignant pericardial effusion and tamponade.
abstract: Surgical creation of a pericardial window has been a standard procedure for relieving symptoms of patients presenting with recurrent pericardial effusion. In this report we describe the application of Multitrack balloon catheter for creating a pericardial window in a patient who had recurrent pericardial effusion with tamponade as a result of advance malignant disease of breast.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi.
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: Asad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathan
authors.forename: Anis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: Ishtiaq
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rasool
authors.forename: Asadullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kundi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods