Cardiac tamponade following acupuncture.
Chest
; 117(5): 1510-1, 2000 May.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10807845
ABSTRACT
We present a rare complication of acupuncture in a 83-year-old woman who developed syncope and cardiogenic shock shortly after an acupuncture procedure into the sternum. Echocardiography revealed cardiac tamponade, and pericardiocentesis disclosed hemopericardium. Due to hemodynamic instability, thoracotomy was indicated. A small but actively bleeding perforation of the right ventricle was found and successfully closed. Although acupuncture represents a relatively safe therapeutic intervention, this case report should remind all acupuncturists of possible and sometimes life-threatening adverse effects.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tamponamento Cardíaco
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Terapia por Acupuntura
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article