In pericarditis, excessive fluid accumulates in the pericardial cavity impairing heart's pumping ability. An immediate intervention to prevent heart tamponade is inserting a needle and draining the fluid. What layers of membranes would a cardiologist have to puncture to get there?

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The parietal layer of the pericardium is the outermost layer of the pericardium and is the layer that would need to be punctured to drain fluid from the pericardial cavity.

In Pericarditis, Excessive Fluid Accumulates in the Pericardial Cavity Impairing