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Chest x-ray showing increase of the cardiac area
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After 3 days of catheter implantation, the patient's cardiorespiratory condition worsened, and there was an increase of the cardiac area on chest radiography (Figure 1).
Electrocardiogram showing microvoltage
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Electrocardiogram showed a low voltage (Figure 2).
Four chamber echocardiography view showing a significant pericardial effusion
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Transthoracic echocardiogram showed large pericardial effusion (Figure 3).
Reduction of pericardial effusion on echocardiogram immediately after pericardiocentesis
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An echocardiogram was done after the procedure revealed partially resolution of the pericardial effusion (Figure 4).