| Hemopericardium | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | I23.0, I31.2, S26.0 |
| ICD-9 | 423.0, 860.2 |
Hemopericardium refers to blood in the pericardial sac of the heart. It is a cause of pericardial effusion, and can also cause cardiac tamponade.[1]
The condition can be caused by trauma,[2] but it has also been observed in patients on anticoagulant therapy.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Forensic Pathology". http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/FORHTML/FOR034.html.
- ^ Krejci CS, Blackmore CC, Nathens A (July 2000). "Hemopericardium: an emergent finding in a case of blunt cardiac injury". AJR Am J Roentgenol 175 (1): 250. PMID 10882282. http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10882282.
- ^ Katis PG (May 2005). "Atraumatic hemopericardium in a patient receiving warfarin therapy for a pulmonary embolus". CJEM 7 (3): 168–70. PMID 17355673. http://caep.ca/template.asp?id=472F89B37E8746A79053B22F89AB7C8D.
- ^ Hong YC, Chen YG, Hsiao CT, Kuan JT, Chiu TF, Chen JC (September 2007). "Cardiac tamponade secondary to haemopericardium in a patient on warfarin". Emerg Med J 24 (9): 679–80. doi:. PMID 17711963. http://emj.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=17711963.
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