Time line | Patient’s condition | Pacing parameters | Treatment | Medications |
---|---|---|---|---|
On admission | Normal | – | – | Aspirin (100 mg/day) and clopidogrel (75 mg/day) |
During the procedure | Asymptomatic pericardial effusion with hemodynamically stable | Stable | – | – |
At 2 h post-procedure | Pericardial tamponade | Stable | Pericardiocentesis and drainage of 270 ml bloody fluid | Stopped anti-platelet therapy for 5 days |
On 6th day post-procedure | No pericardial effusion | Stable | Drainage tube removal | Aspirin (100 mg/day) and rivaroxaban (5 mg/day) |
At 1-month follow-up | No pericardial effusion | Stable | – | Aspirin (100 mg/day), clopidogrel (75 mg/day) and rivaroxaban (5 mg/day) |
At 3-month follow-up | No pericardial effusion, bleeding, thrombosis or thromboembolism | Stable | – | Aspirin (100 mg/day), clopidogrel (75 mg/day) and rivaroxaban (5 mg/day) |