A Case of Cardiac Tamponade due to Penetration of the Right Ventricule by an Acupunture Needle.
10.4070/kcj.1999.29.10.1129
- Author:
Bong Ki LEE
;
Seung Hwan LEE
;
Ji Yean KO
;
Byung Su YOO
;
Junghan YOON
;
Kyung Hoon CHOE
;
Seung Il PARK
;
Joong Hwan OH
;
Kang Hyun LEE
;
Sung Oh HWANG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acupunture needle;
Cardiac tamponade;
Hemopericardium;
Open heart surgery
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Cardiac Tamponade*;
Chest Pain;
Dyspnea;
Echocardiography;
Fluoroscopy;
Heart;
Heart Ventricles;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Needles*;
Outpatients;
Pericardial Effusion;
Thoracic Surgery
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1999;29(10):1129-1132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The heart may be critically damaged by objects of unimpressive size or appearance. We report a case of cardiac tamponade due to penetration of the right ventricle by an acupunture needle. A 59-year-old man was admitted due to dyspnea and chest pain. He had recieved acupuncture therapy during 10 years for chronic right upper abdominal pain. He was diagnosed as cardiac tamponade due to hemopericardium caused by an broken a cupuncture needle detected on fluoroscopy, computerized tomography and trans-esophageal echocardiography, and the needle was successfully removed by cardiac surgery. The patient was discharged uneventfully and followed at the outpatient department.
