Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with Rivaroxaban
Rivaroxaban is a novel oral anticoagulant used in the treatment of venous thromboembolism. The use of this medication has expanded over the recent years with resultant expansion of side effect profile. We present a case of a 56-year-old female who presented with shortness of breath and chest pain 12...
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| author | Sijan Basnet Niranjan Tachamo Biswaraj Tharu Rashmi Dhital Sushil Ghimire Dilli Ram Poudel |
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| description | Rivaroxaban is a novel oral anticoagulant used in the treatment of venous thromboembolism. The use of this medication has expanded over the recent years with resultant expansion of side effect profile. We present a case of a 56-year-old female who presented with shortness of breath and chest pain 12 weeks after starting rivaroxaban for left upper extremity deep vein thrombosis. She was later diagnosed with spontaneous hemopericardium requiring pericardial fluid drainage. Rarer side effects like this will be encountered more often with the increasing use of novel oral anticoagulants. The clinicians should be cognizant of this entity among patients with shortness of breath and chest pain for timely diagnosis and intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eb0629be6ee14909933c1aa9a10234ff2025-02-03T06:12:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122017-01-01201710.1155/2017/46913254691325Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with RivaroxabanSijan Basnet0Niranjan Tachamo1Biswaraj Tharu2Rashmi Dhital3Sushil Ghimire4Dilli Ram Poudel5Department of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA 19611, USADepartment of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA 19611, USATribhuvan University, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Kathmandu, NepalUniversal College of Medical Sciences, Tribhuvan University, Bhairahawa, NepalDepartment of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA 19611, USADepartment of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA 19611, USARivaroxaban is a novel oral anticoagulant used in the treatment of venous thromboembolism. The use of this medication has expanded over the recent years with resultant expansion of side effect profile. We present a case of a 56-year-old female who presented with shortness of breath and chest pain 12 weeks after starting rivaroxaban for left upper extremity deep vein thrombosis. She was later diagnosed with spontaneous hemopericardium requiring pericardial fluid drainage. Rarer side effects like this will be encountered more often with the increasing use of novel oral anticoagulants. The clinicians should be cognizant of this entity among patients with shortness of breath and chest pain for timely diagnosis and intervention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4691325 |
| spellingShingle | Sijan Basnet Niranjan Tachamo Biswaraj Tharu Rashmi Dhital Sushil Ghimire Dilli Ram Poudel Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with Rivaroxaban Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with Rivaroxaban |
| title_full | Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with Rivaroxaban |
| title_fullStr | Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with Rivaroxaban |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with Rivaroxaban |
| title_short | Life-Threatening Hemopericardium Associated with Rivaroxaban |
| title_sort | life threatening hemopericardium associated with rivaroxaban |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4691325 |
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