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Spontaneous massive pneumopericardium in a patient with COVID-19.

Kamran Ghods1, Shahrzad Aghaamoo2, Narges Amini Fooladi1, Hoda Zangian1.   

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Keywords:  COVID-19; Catheter; Pneumopericardium

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Year:  2021        PMID: 33367679      PMCID: PMC7799130          DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa465

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg        ISSN: 1010-7940            Impact factor:   4.191


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An 82-year-old man presented with dyspnoea, cough, fever and malaise. Symptoms and laboratory tests confirm the COVD-19 disease. A chest X-ray (A) and computed tomography scan (B) revealed a spontaneous massive pneumopericardium (white arrow). Emergency echocardiography-guided catheter insertion (yellow arrow, A, C, D) evacuated air and effusion. Ground glass opacification of COVID-19 infection was detected (blue arrow, B). However, despite intensive care management the patient died 2 days later due to COVID-19-related respiratory complications.
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