Parasternal Pericardiocentesis for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pericarditis Complicated by Abscess and Tamponade
MRSA pericarditis may cause abscess and cardiac tamponade, requiring a nontraditional pericardiocentesis approach. Despite interventions, outcomes remain poor owing to infectious sequelae.
Authors
- Katarzyna Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1034-8337)
- Ellen Liu
- Richard Hajjar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9310-1577)
- Sankalp Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9263-0661)
- S. Prabhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4961-4483)
- Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0625-8750)
- Ernest L. Mazzaferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-0306)
Institutions
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105922
- Primary Topic
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00