Case Report: An Unusual Cause for Recurrent Hemopericardium in a Patient With Dyspnea

U.C. Nguyen; A.I.P. Vernemmen; P. Segers; A. zur Hausen; R.G.H. Driessen; M.J.H.M. Pluijmen; S.C.A.M. Bekkers

doi:10.3389/fcvm.2021.755106

Case Report: An Unusual Cause for Recurrent Hemopericardium in a Patient With Dyspnea

U.C. Nguyen^*, A.I.P. Vernemmen, P. Segers, A. zur Hausen, R.G.H. Driessen, M.J.H.M. Pluijmen, S.C.A.M. Bekkers

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Abstract

The case concerns a female presenting with dyspnoea resulting from recurrent hemopericardium. Pericardiocentesis, coronary angiography, and extensive laboratory and imaging studies did not reveal the underlying etiology of the hemopericardium. Only after repeat and exploratory surgery, diffuse venous pericardial hemorrhages with localized thrombi typical of angiosarcoma were discovered.

Original language	English
Article number	755106
Number of pages	6
Journal	Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.755106
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2021

Keywords

hemopericardium
cardiac angiosarcoma
right heart sarcoma
dyspnea
pericardial effusion
CARDIAC ANGIOSARCOMA
HEART
MANAGEMENT
TUMORS

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