Management Anticoagulation, catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy, mechanical thrombectomy, pericardiocentesis. A 29-year-old woman was admitted in October 2005, following an emergency transfer ...

Pharmacologic thrombolysis and, more recently, percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) hold potential in this regard. Both techniques can effect clearance of the occluding thrombus from a ...