NONSURGICAL CREATION OF A PERICARDIAL WINDOW - IDENTIFICATION BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Authors
CHOW WH CHOW TC YIP ASB CHEUNG KL
Citation
Wh. Chow et al., NONSURGICAL CREATION OF A PERICARDIAL WINDOW - IDENTIFICATION BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Echocardiography, 11(2), 1994, pp. 145-147
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Echocardiography → ACNP
ISSN journal
07422822
Volume
11
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
145 - 147
Database
ISI
SICI code
0742-2822(1994)11:2<145:NCOAPW>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A patient is described who has recurrent pericardial effusion and in w hom a pericardial window created by balloon dilatation was directly id entified by echocardiography. Echocardiography represents an additiona l useful means for confirming the immediate success of the procedure.