| Hemopericardium | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | I23.0, I31.2, S26.0 |
| ICD-9 | 423.0, 860.2 |
Hemopericardium refers to blood in the pericardial sac of the heart. It is clinically similar to a pericardial effusion, and, depending on the volume and rapidity with which it develops, may cause cardiac tamponade.[1]
The condition can be caused by full-thickness necrosis (death) of the myocardium (heart muscle) after myocardial infarction, as well as trauma,[2] and in patients receiving anticoagulants.[3][4] Other causes include ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva and other aneurysms of the aortic arch.[5]
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