{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Cardiac Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drcardiac","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drcardiac\/","title":"Pericardiocentesis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Cardiac Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ubUHPboDMw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/pericardiocentesis-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Pericardiocentesis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/pericardiocentesis-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=ubUHPboDMw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pericardiocentesis: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Cardiac Hospitals\" data-secret=\"ubUHPboDMw\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.bestcardiachospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Pericardiocentesis is a procedure that removes fluid from the sac around the heart. That sac is called the pericardium, and excess fluid is called a pericardial effusion. It is commonly used in emergency and hospital settings when fluid is affecting heart function. It can also be used to collect fluid for testing to help identify the cause of the effusion."}