title: A rare cause of cardiac tamponade.
abstract: Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition which must be quickly diagnosed and treated. This medical urgency can have several possible causes. We report the case of a 59-year-old patient presenting with a cardiac tamponade caused by extramedullary haematopoiesis due to myelofibrosis.
authors: Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. pieterjanhofkens@hotmail.com
authors: Pieter-Jan
authors: PJ
authors: Hofkens
authors: Yarah
authors: Y
authors: Overmeire
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Dierick
authors: Nico R
authors: NR
authors: van de Veire
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis