hemopericardium
When a person is known to have had an aortic aneurism, or a myocarditis, and is suddenly seized with excruciating pain, becomes pallid, followed by collapse and death, hemopericardium may be suspected. [1]
Ascending aortic involvement may result in death from wall rupture, hemopericardium and tamponade, occlusion of the coronary ostia with myocardial infarction, or severe aortic insufficiency. [2]
Hemopericardium refers to blood in the pericardial sac of the heart. [3]
Hemopericardium: Blood in the pericardial sac. [4]
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The presence of blood or bloody effusion in the pericardial sac. [5]
Etiology.?This is entirely distinct from the hemorrhagic effusion that occurs in the course of tubercular, cancerous, and cachectic pericarditis, and is most frequently the result of a rupture of an aneurism of the aorta or coronary arteries, and in very rare cases from rupture of the heart. [1]
An effusion of blood in the pericardial cavity, caused by rupture of the atrium, perforation of the ventricle or rupture of a coronary artery. [5]
Aortic dissection can be diagnosed premortem or postmortem because many patients die before presentation to the emergency department (ED) or before diagnosis is made in the ED. [2]
Despite having a cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography, and a chest computed tomography (CT) scan, his aortic dissection went undiagnosed. [6]
Should the patient survive the first few days, the treatment would be symptomatic, the remedies used in hydropericardium and pericarditis being chiefly used. [...] Where hemopericardium is the result of a rupture of the myocardium or an aneurism of the aorta, the patient is suddenly seized with excruciating pain, a deathly pallor or dusky hue overspreads the face, and the patient dies quite suddenly. [1]
On January 21, 2004, a 35-year-old male volunteer Captain responded to two alarms: a motor vehicle crash (MVC) with an injury, and a reported house fire that turned out to be a false alarm. [6]
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[1] Hemopericardium. | Henriette’s Herbal Homepage (www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/
[2] eMedicine - Aortic Dissection : Article by Oladayo Osinuga (www.emedicine.com/med/topic2784.htm)
[3] Hemopericardium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
[4] Hemopericardium - WrongDiagnosis.com (www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/
[5] hemopericardium: Definition from Answers.com (www.answers.com/topic/
[6] Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Report F2005-16 | CDC/NIOSH (www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/
[7] hemopericardium Information from Drugs.com (www.drugs.com/dict/