Fatal cardiac tamponade complicating anticoagulant therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.
Haemopericardium with tamponade is a rare complication of anticoagulant therapy. A case of fatal haemopericardium is described in a patient with rheumatoid pericarditis in whom the precipitating factor appeared to be intravenous anticoagulant therapy.
Department of Pathology, University of Sheffield Medical School.
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D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology
D000925:Anticoagulants