Life-threatening haemorrhagic pericarditis associated with rivaroxaban

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jun 15;174(2):e75-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.151. Epub 2014 Apr 21.

Authors

Bo Xu¹, Andrew MacIsaac²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia. Electronic address: greatbear227@hotmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia. Electronic address: andrew.macisaac@svhm.org.au.

PMID: 24794963
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.151

No abstract available

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Cardiac tamponade; Pericarditis; Rivaroxaban.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Factor Xa Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
Hemorrhage / complications
Humans
Male
Morpholines / adverse effects*
Pericarditis / chemically induced*
Pericarditis / complications
Rivaroxaban
Thiophenes / adverse effects*

Substances

Factor Xa Inhibitors
Morpholines
Thiophenes
Rivaroxaban