Long-term ibuprofen overdose may exacerbate the risk for acute hemorrhagic pericardial tamponade during myocardial infarction.
Pericardial tamponade is a feared, though rare complication during myocardial infarction. We present a case of an unusual hemorrhagic appearance of pericardial fluid accumulation during ibuprofen overdose and myocardial infarction.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. ari.mennander@pshp.fi
Ari
A
Mennander
Otso
O
Järvinen
Juhani
J
Pajula
Matti
M
Tarkka