Removing pericardial drainage tube for acute cardiac tamponade associated with catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation can trigger hemoperitoneum from severe liver bleeding

• Yuhei Kasai, MD,
• Jungo Kasai, BS,
• So Asano, MD,
• Takahiko Nagase, MD,
• Yukio Sekiguchi, MD,
• Junichi Nitta, MD

Affiliations

Yuhei Kasai, MD

Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr Yuhei Kasai, Sakakibara Heart Institute, 3-16-1 Asahi-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-0003, Japan.

Jungo Kasai, BS

Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

So Asano, MD

Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Takahiko Nagase, MD

Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Yukio Sekiguchi, MD

Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Junichi Nitta, MD

Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan