Percutaneous closure of left ventricular puncture after thoracentesis

A 73-years old carrier of aortic and mitral mechanical valves was admitted due to septic shock and a large left empyema for which she underwent thoracentesis. Whirlwind drainage of pulsatile bloody flow was immediately noticed, and the system was clamped. Both the CT scan (figure 1 A,B) and the echo...

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Main Authors: Mario García-Gómez, Alberto Campo-Prieto, María Plaza-Martín, Raquel Ramos-Martínez, Ana Revilla-Orodea, Hipólito Gutiérrez-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2025-08-01
Series:REC: Interventional Cardiology (English Ed.)
Online Access:https://recintervcardiol.org/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2610
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