Malignant cardiac tamponade: safety and efficacy of intrapericardial bleomycin instillation.

Loran Defruyt Emine ÖzpakSofie GevaertMarc De BuyzereEls VandecasteeleMichel de PauwFiona Tromp

Published in: Acta clinica Belgica (2020)

The use of intrapericardial bleomycin instillation following pericardiocentesis for malignant cardiac tamponade is a safe procedure with a high success rate. Survival rates depend on further oncological treatment options available.

Keyphrases

pulmonary fibrosis
left ventricular
rectal cancer
prostate cancer
heart failure
free survival
atrial fibrillation