Abstract
Pericardiocentesis, a potentially life-saving procedure, may result in complications in the form of cardiac perforation. Emergency open cardiac surgery – the standard of care for the management of iatrogenic or traumatic cardiac perforations is associated with a poor outcome in high risk patients. We discuss in this report an accidental iatrogenic right atrial puncture which was successfully closed with a percutaneous closure device.
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