Cardiac tamponade
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Etiology
- Malignancy
- Hemopericardium, eg, aortic dissection, iatrogenic cardiac perforation
- Uremia
- Less common: infection (viral, bacterial, tuberculous), radiation, myxedema, Dressler’s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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Etiology
- Malignancy
- Hemopericardium, eg, aortic dissection, iatrogenic cardiac perforation
- Uremia
- Less common: infection (viral, bacterial, tuberculous), radiation, myxedema, Dressler’s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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