Tamponade Due to Hemopericardium After Streptokinase Therapy for Pulmonary Embolism
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 81 (7) , 912-914
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198807000-00026
Abstract
A 67-year-old man was given intravenous heparin and then streptokinase for an acute severe pulmonary embolism. The next day a large pericardial effusion developed, with tamponade. Aspiration of blood (500 ml) from the pericardial sac produced prompt relief. The possibility of hemopericardium causing tamponade should be considered on unexplained worsening of cardiac status in a patient who has recently received streptokinase for pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction.Keywords
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