A rare cause of cardiac tamponade

P.j. Hofkens, Y. Overmeire, Jan Dierick, Nico Van De Veire

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)719-721
Number of pages3
JournalActa Cardiologica
Volume67
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2012

Keywords

  • EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS
  • PERICARDIAL DISEASE
  • DIAGNOSIS
  • MUTATION
  • MYELOFIBROSIS
  • MANAGEMENT
  • JAK2

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