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Haemopericardium in rheumatoid arthritis
R H Stables1, S Campbell, O J Ormerod
1Cardiac Department, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, U.K.
International Journal of Cardiology
|May 1, 1989
Abstract:
We report two cases of haemopericardium presenting as tamponade in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Pericardial aspiration produced a good clinical response with no reaccumulation. We suggest that, although rare, haemopericardium can be a feature of rheumatoid disease and may be associated with significant haemodynamic disturbance.