Cardiac Tamponade Complicated by Acupuncture: Hemopericardium due to Shredded Coronary Artery Injury.
10.3349/ymj.2013.54.3.788
- Author:
Ae Young HER
1
;
Yong Hoon KIM
;
Se Min RYU
;
Jun Hwi CHO
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. yhkim02@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Cardiac tamponade;
acupuncture;
coronary artery
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy/*adverse effects;
Cardiac Tamponade/*diagnosis/etiology;
Coronary Vessels/*injuries;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pericardial Effusion/*diagnosis/etiology
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2013;54(3):788-790
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of 62-year-old man with cardiac tamponade due to coronary artery injury after acupuncture into the substernum. After resuscitation of cardiac arrest, we performed emergent pericardiocentesis. Nevertheless, the cardiac arrest recurred, and the emergent operation on cardiopulmonary bypass was performed. We identified hemopericardium due to shredded acute marginal branch of right coronary artery, and it was ligated leading to termination of bleeding. The patient was discharged without any other complications.
