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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The cardiac tamponade is most often attributed to the rupture of an acute [[myocardial infarction]] or an intrapericardial rupture of a dissecting ascending [[aortic aneurysm]]. | The cardiac tamponade is most often attributed to the rupture of an acute [[myocardial infarction]] or an intrapericardial rupture of a dissecting ascending [[aortic aneurysm]]. In developed countries malignancy is the leading cause of [[cardiac tamponade]] secondary to [[pericardial effusion]]. | ||
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Overview
The cardiac tamponade is most often attributed to the rupture of an acute myocardial infarction or an intrapericardial rupture of a dissecting ascending aortic aneurysm. In developed countries malignancy is the leading cause of cardiac tamponade secondary to pericardial effusion.