Cardiac Tamponade/etiology* ; Female ; Humans ; Pericardial Effusion/etiology*

Acute Disease ; Aged ; Cardiac Tamponade ; etiology ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; etiology ; Humans ; Myocardial Infarction ; complications

Atrial Fibrillation ; surgery ; Cardiac Tamponade ; etiology ; surgery ; Catheter Ablation ; adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

Cardiac Tamponade ; etiology ; Heart Neoplasms ; complications ; Hemangiosarcoma ; complications ; Humans ; Pericardial Effusion

Atrial Fibrillation ; Cardiac Tamponade ; etiology ; Heart Atria ; Heart Neoplasms ; complications ; Hemangiosarcoma ; complications ; Humans

Abscess/diagnosis* ; Cardiac Tamponade/etiology* ; Humans ; Klebsiella Infections/diagnosis* ; Klebsiella pneumoniae ; Mediastinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging*

Pericarditis is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis (Tb) in children. A 14-yr-old Korean boy presented with cardiac tamponade during treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. He developed worsening anemia and persistent fever in spite of anti-tuberculosis medications. Echocardiography found free floating multiple discoid masses in the pericardial effusion. The masses and exudates were removed by pericardiostomy. The masses were composed of pink, amorphous meshwork of threads admixed with degenerated red blood cells and leukocytes with numerous acid-fast bacilli, which were confirmed as Mycobacterium species by polymerase chain reaction. The persistent fever and anemia were controlled after pericardiostomy. This is the report of a unique manifestation of Tb pericarditis as free floating masses in the effusion with impending tamponade.
Adolescent ; Cardiac Tamponade/etiology ; Echocardiography ; Humans ; Male ; Pericardial Effusion/*diagnosis/etiology/surgery/ultrasonography ; Pericardiectomy ; Pericarditis, Tuberculous/complications/*diagnosis/ultrasonography

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.
Acupuncture Therapy/*adverse effects ; Cardiac Tamponade/*diagnosis/etiology ; Coronary Vessels/*injuries ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pericardial Effusion/*diagnosis/etiology

Atrial Fibrillation ; therapy ; Cardiac Tamponade ; etiology ; surgery ; Catheter Ablation ; adverse effects ; Emergency Treatment ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

Aged ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; therapy ; Cardiac Tamponade ; etiology ; therapy ; Catheter Ablation ; adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; therapy