Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
hematopericardium .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun blood in the
pericardial sac that can compress the heart causingcardiac tamponade
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Examples
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Following a myocardial infarction, the most common causes of pericardial fluid include early pericarditis, Dressler's syndrome, and hemopericardium secondary to a free wall rupture.
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A Saturday autopsy revealed Grimm died of hemopericardium from an aortic dissection - or a tear in the wall of the aorta and blood in the sac of his heart - as well as cardiovascular disease.
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The following additional adverse reactions have been reported in post - marketing experience: bleeding, intracranial bleeding, retroperitoneal bleeding, hemopericardium, and pulmonary
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The following additional adverse reactions have been reported in post - marketing experience: bleeding, intracranial bleeding, retroperitoneal bleeding, hemopericardium, and pulmonary
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