Cardiac tamponade caused by acupuncture: A review of the literature

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-289

  Ernst, Edzard ^a   Zhang, Junhua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Cardiac tamponade; Case reports; Risk

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACKACHE; CARDIOMEGALY; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHILD; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYANOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAPHORESIS; DYSPNEA; ECG ABNORMALITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOCK; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VEIN DISEASE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79958133713     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.016     Document Type: Review

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