title: Percutaneous pericardiocentesis complicated by severe tamponade: a case for preferring pericardiotomy?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Maria Pia Hospital, Torino GVM Care & Research, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbato
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Maria Pia Hospital, Torino GVM Care & Research, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Comoglio
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Maria Pia Hospital, Torino GVM Care & Research, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Oleksandr
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dyrda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Istituto Clinico Ligure di Alta Specialità (ICLAS)-Rapallo (Genoa) GVM Care & Research, Rapallo, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chierchia
mesh_terms: D062906:Cardiac Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Complications; Pericardiocentesis; Pericardiotomy