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Delayed hemopericardium due to non-penetrating chest trauma: a report of new case and literature review

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To our knowledge, only 15 cases of delayed traumatic hemopericardium resulting from non-penetrating chest trauma have been reported. We present the case of a 63-year-old man with delayed hemopericardium, 2 months after striking the anterior chest on a mailbox when he fell down three steps during a postal delivery. Our case and review of the previously reported cases suggest that some cases might show quite slow progression of blood accumulation. Therefore, careful observation of patients who have experienced blunt trauma of the anterior chest is necessary.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Association Tachikawa Hospital, 4-2-22 Nichiki-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8531, Japan

    Toshimitsu Tsugu, Tomohiko Tanigawa & Hideo Mitamura

  2. Department of Cardiology, National Defense Medical College Hospital, Tokorozawa, 359-8513, Japan

    Yuji Nagatomo

  3. Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan

    Toshimitsu Tsugu, Jin Endo & Yuji Itabashi

  4. Center for Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan

    Mitsushige Murata

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Tsugu, T., Nagatomo, Y., Tanigawa, T. et al. Delayed hemopericardium due to non-penetrating chest trauma: a report of new case and literature review. J Med Ultrasonics 46, 159–162 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-018-0895-9

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