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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Published in:Cardiology Research and Practice 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.205-207-024
Main Authors: Malhotra, Sakshi, Deshmukh, Anand, Mohiuddin, Syed, Pasupuleti, Suman, Deshmukh, Pooja, Subbiah, Shanmuga P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac tamponade
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Pericardium
Physiological aspects
Thrombocythemia
Thrombocytosis
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2090-0597
2090-8016
2090-0597
DOI:10.4061/2011/247814