Korean Circ J.  2022 Aug;52(8):638-639. 10.4070/kcj.2022.0112.

Hemopericardium With Cardiac Tamponade After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

• Byoun JT
• Lee SY
• Cho JY
• Yun KH
• Oh SK

• KMID: 2532336
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2022.0112

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  Figure 1 Chest radiography before (A) and after (B) percutaneous vertebroplasty. Linear radio-opaque materials (arrows) were observed within heart and left hilum.

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  Figure 2 Computed tomography. With pericardial effusion, linear and sharp-edged embolic cements (arrows) were identified in superior vena cava/right atrium (A), pericardial space (B), left main (C)/subsegmental pulmonary arteries (D), and paravertebral vein (E).

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