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Hemopericardium with cardiac tamponade

Submitted by GPH on Wed, 2009-10-21 13:09
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57 year old female on Coumadin therapy for prevous DVT, presented with refractory hypotension. CT abdomen and chest "to rule out abscess" revealed large pericardial effusion - likely hemopericardium. ECHO confirmed tamponade physiology. Pericardiocentesis was performed.

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