Cardiac Tamponade Due To Myocardial Rupture- A Case Report
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Abstract : Cardiac Tamponade, also known as Pericardial
Tamponade, is a life threatening condition causing slow or
rapid compression of heart due to pericardial accumulation of
fluid, blood or pus as a result of effusion, infection, trauma or
rupture of heart. Postmortem examination of an 80 yr old
male with a history of sudden death revealed tense hemopericardium
and the rupture of left ventricle. Root of aorta, coronaries
and their branches showed multiple raised atheromatous
plaques. Coronary ostia were narrowed. Histopathological
examination of ruptured ventricular wall showed features
of Acute Myocardial infarction.
Keyword :Sudden natural death Left ventricular wall rupture,
Cardiac tamponade.
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