Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 1. General Pathological Processes - A. M. Romanyuk 2016

Circulatory Disorders
Hemopericardium

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Hemopericardium

Accumulation of Blood within the pericardial cavity is visible, causing cardiac compression; furthermore, altered myocardial Structure with destruction of The Heart Muscle is evident. Causes: rupture of the heart wall or a stab wound to the myocardium. It leads to sudden death.



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