Pericardiocentesis, also called a pericardial tap, is a procedure in which a needle and catheter remove fluid from the pericardium, the sac around your heart. The fluid is tested for signs of ...
The pericardium surrounds and protects the heart. When it becomes injured or infected, fluid can build up between its layers. Pericardial effusion, as the condition is called, strains the heart’s ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ The first human recipient of a self-contained artificial heart went back to surgery to drain fluid from his chest, his doctors said. University of Louisville surgeons Laman Gray ...
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