%0 Journal Article
%T Computed tomography-guided pericardiocentesis: a systematic review
concerning contemporary evidence and future perspectives
%A Catarina Ruivo
%A Claudio E. Guerreiro
%A Daniel Caeiro
%A Eduardo M. Vilela
%A Gustavo P. Morais
%A Jos¨¦ Pedro L. Nunes
%A JoŁżo Primo
%A Marisa P. Silva
%A Nuno Ferreira
%A Pedro Braga
%A Ricardo Ladeiras-Lopes
%A Vasco Gama Ribeiro
%J Archive of "Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease".
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1753944718792413
%X Pericardial effusion (PE) can develop in several pathological scenarios, and is often initially evaluated by means of echocardiography. Computed tomography (CT) has been used as an aid in the management of patients presenting with PE, in selected cases. The role of CT-guided pericardiocentesis in contemporary practice, however, remains not fully ascertained. We aimed at presenting a systematic review concerning the state-of-the-art of this technique
%K computed tomography
%K pericardial effusion
%K pericardiocentesis
%K ultrasound
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6187426/