An unusual complication following pericardiocentesis: reversible left ventricular dysfunction.

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Published in J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) on January 01, 2015

Authors

Francesco Versaci1, Roberto Donati, Roberto Mezzanotte, Luigi Chiariello, Fabrizio Ammirati

Author Affiliations

1: aInvasive Cardiology Unit, Giovanni Battista Grassi Hospital - Tor Vergata University bDivision of Cardiology Giovanni Battista Grassi Hospital cDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.

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