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BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Pulmonary Medicine, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
A nulliparous woman in her late 30s with a history of pericardial patch repair for atrial septal defect and completed treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis 9 years ago presented with chest pain, breathlessness and abdominal pain. Radiological imaging revealed right-sided pneumothorax, pneumopericardium and pneumoperitoneum for which an intercostal drain (ICD) was placed. A contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen showed a distal stomach perforation, which was managed conservatively.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
An 83-year-old man underwent dual-chamber pacemaker placement for complete atrioventricular block at another hospital. The active-fixation ventricular lead was positioned on the free wall of the anterior right ventricle. Ventricular pacing failure occurred on the day after pacemaker implantation, and fluoroscopy revealed right ventricular (RV) lead perforation.
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July 2023
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Suita Japan.
Ann Transl Med
March 2023
Emergency and Critical Care Center, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Background: Several methods for draining pneumomediastinum have been advocated, but no consensus has been established. We propose a novel method for draining air from pneumomediastinum.
Case Description: We used an approach from the neck to drain pneumomediastinum that had started to compress the heart in a 33-year-old man with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on mechanical ventilation.
Am J Case Rep
July 2022
Department of Cardiology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, NJ, USA.
BACKGROUND Pulmonary vein isolation is a method of cardiac ablation therapy used to treat irregular heart rhythm, including atrial fibrillation (AF). This report presents a case of esophagopericardial fistula (EPF) and pneumopericardium as a complication of pulmonary vein isolation in a 62-year-old man with AF. CASE REPORT We report the rare case of a 62-year-old man with a medical history of persistent atrial fibrillation status after ablation 3 days prior to his initial Emergency Department visit for chest pain.
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