Cardiac perforation as a rare complication of acupuncture

Eur Heart J. 2016 May 1;37(17):1383. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv171. Epub 2015 May 20.

Authors

Olivier Wigger¹, Stefan Stortecky², Henriette Most³, Lars Englberger³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern 3010, Switzerland.
² Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern 3010, Switzerland stefan.stortecky@insel.ch.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.

PMID: 25994748
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv171

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy / adverse effects*
Angina Pectoris / etiology
Dyspnea / etiology
Echocardiography
Female
Foreign Bodies / complications*
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Heart Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Heart Injuries / etiology*
Heart Ventricles*
Humans
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging
Needles / adverse effects
Tomography, X-Ray Computed