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Atraumatic hemopericardium in a patient receiving warfarin therapy for a pulmonary embolus
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 May 2015
Abstract
Acute pericardial tamponade is a potentially life-threatening condition that requires immediate treatment. This report describes a patient who presented to the emergency department with an acute hemopericardium and echocardiographic evidence of cardiac tamponade following the initiation of warfarin therapy for a recently diagnosed pulmonary embolism. The association between cardiac tamponade, oral anticoagulation and pulmonary thromboembolic disease is briefly discussed.
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