Spontaneous Hemopericardium Leading to Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia
Joint Authors
Subbiah, Shanmuga P.
Deshmukh, Pooja
Deshmukh, Anand
Mohiuddin, Syed
Pasupuleti, Suman
Malhotra, Sakshi
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-01-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute cardiac tamponade requires urgent diagnosis and treatment.
Spontaneous hemopericardium leading to cardiac tamponade as an initial manifestation of essential thrombocythemia (ET) has never been reported in the literature.
We report a case of a 72-year-old Caucasian female who presented with spontaneous hemopericardium and tamponade requiring emergent pericardiocentesis.
The patient was subsequently diagnosed to have ET.
ET is characterized by elevated platelet counts that can lead to thrombosis but paradoxically it can also lead to a bleeding diathesis.
Physicians should be aware of this complication so that timely life-saving measures can be taken if this complication arises.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Deshmukh, Anand& Subbiah, Shanmuga P.& Malhotra, Sakshi& Deshmukh, Pooja& Pasupuleti, Suman& Mohiuddin, Syed. 2011. Spontaneous Hemopericardium Leading to Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Deshmukh, Anand…[et al.]. Spontaneous Hemopericardium Leading to Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Deshmukh, Anand& Subbiah, Shanmuga P.& Malhotra, Sakshi& Deshmukh, Pooja& Pasupuleti, Suman& Mohiuddin, Syed. Spontaneous Hemopericardium Leading to Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457132
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457132