PERICARDIOCENTESIS Image Source: Pericardiocentesis_Pericardial_Tap.pdf What is a Pericardiocentesis (Pericardial Tap)? Pericardiocentesis, also called a pericardial tap, is a procedure in which a needle and catheter remove fluid from the pericardium, the sac around your heart. The fluid is removed for either reducing the pressure around the heart and / or to evaluate the disease whyRead more


