title: Cardiac perforation as a rare complication of acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern 3010, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wigger
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern 3010, Switzerland stefan.stortecky@insel.ch.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stortecky
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Henriette
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Most
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Englberger
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed