- Hemopericardium
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ICD10 = ICD10|I|23|0|i|20, ICD10|I|31|2|i|30, ICD10|S|26|0|s|20
ICD9 = ICD9|423.0, ICD9|860.2
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MeshID =Hemopericardium refers to blood in the
pericardial sac of theheart . It is a cause ofpericardial effusion , and can also causecardiac tamponade .cite web |url=http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/FORHTML/FOR034.html |title=Forensic Pathology |format= |work= |accessdate=]The condition can be caused by trauma,cite journal |author=Krejci CS, Blackmore CC, Nathens A |title=Hemopericardium: an emergent finding in a case of blunt cardiac injury |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=175 |issue=1 |pages=250 |year=2000 |month=July |pmid=10882282 |doi= |url=http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10882282] but it has also been observed in patients on anticoagulant therapy.cite journal |author=Katis PG |title=Atraumatic hemopericardium in a patient receiving warfarin therapy for a pulmonary embolus |journal=CJEM |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=168–70 |year=2005 |month=May |pmid=17355673 |doi= |url=http://caep.ca/template.asp?id=472F89B37E8746A79053B22F89AB7C8D] cite journal |author=Hong YC, Chen YG, Hsiao CT, Kuan JT, Chiu TF, Chen JC |title=Cardiac tamponade secondary to haemopericardium in a patient on warfarin |journal=Emerg Med J |volume=24 |issue=9 |pages=679–80 |year=2007 |month=September |pmid=17711963 |doi=10.1136/emj.2007.049643 |url=http://emj.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=17711963]
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