title: Post-traumatic internal mammary artery pseudoaneurysm: A rare complication of pericardiocentesis.
abstract: Before the advent of ultrasound, percutaneous pericardiocentesis was associated with relatively high mortality and complication rates (6% and 20-50%, respectively) [1-3]. Ultrasound (US)-guided pericardiocentesis has dramatically decreased the incidence of complications by direct visualization of the heart and other adjacent vital structures. US helps localize the size and location of the pericardial effusion, measure the distance from the chest wall, localize adjacent, vital organs, and determine the optimal access site to the effusion. We report a case of posttraumatic internal mammary artery pseudoaneurysm, a rare complication of pericardiocentesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
authors.forename: Ashesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buch
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
authors.forename: Crystal N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology at the University of Washington, Seattle WA.
authors.forename: Mariam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moshiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology at the University of Washington, Seattle WA.
authors.forename: Jabi E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Shriki
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology at the University of Washington, Seattle WA.
authors.forename: Puneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhargava