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Table 1 Other causes of haemopericardium.

From: Dying from cardiac tamponade

Cause of HP

Sex

Age

*Left ventricular rupture following RTA

male

19

*Partial avulsion of right pulmonary vein

male

33

*Avulsion crush injury to chest

male

35

*Stab injury

female

83

*Perforation of right ventricle

male

84

Angiosarcoma of pericardium

female

38

Metastatic carcinoma from lung

male

69

Warfarin therapy

female

77

Malignant pericarditis (cause unknown)

male

78

  1. This table defines the causes of HP, other than RAMI or RD3A, causing cardiac tamponade. There were * 5 cases of post-traumatic HP. Four patients died of HP from other causes.