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Rapid accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity may lead to cardiac tamponade, which is a life-threatening condition. Fluid drainage by pericardiocentesis is the procedure of choice; however, this technique is not without risks. Echo guidance is essential for both diagnosis and direct monitoring of the procedure and helps to minimize the complication rate.

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  1. Departments of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, Thoraxcentre, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Maarten Witsenburg

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  1. Pediatric Cardiology Department, Bambin Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Gianfranco Butera

  2. Vita e Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

    Massimo Chessa

  3. Deutsches Herzzentrum, München, Bayern, Germany

    Andreas Eicken

  4. Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK

    John Thomson

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Witsenburg, M. (2021). Pericardiocentesis. In: Butera, G., Chessa, M., Eicken, A., Thomson, J. (eds) Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69856-0_51

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