Spontaneous Hemopericardium Leading to Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia

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 spo...

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Main Authors: Anand Deshmukh, Shanmuga P. Subbiah, Sakshi Malhotra, Pooja Deshmukh, Suman Pasupuleti, Syed Mohiuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/247814
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