Cardiac tamponade caused by penetration of an acupuncture needle into the right ventricle

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 674-676

  Kataoka, H ^a  

^a Nishida Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; NEEDLE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030856755     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(97)70060-6     Document Type: Article

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