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== Introduction ==

== Introduction ==

This is a condition where blood accumulates in the pericardial sac.

This is a condition where blood accumulates in the pericardial sac.

Large volumes of blood within the pericardial sac may cause [[Cardiac Tamponade|cardiac tamponade]].

Large volumes of blood within the pericardial sac may cause [[Cardiac Tamponade|cardiac tamponade]].

Haemopericardium can be due to intrapericardial aortic rupture, causing sudden influx of blood into the pericardium, cardiac tamponade and death. This occurs spontaneously in horses, and occurs in pigs with a [[Copper Deficiency|copper deficiency]]. In dogs, rupture of a right atrial [[haemoangiosarcoma]] or, rarely, rupture of the left atrial wall due to 'jet lesions' associated with [[endocardiosis]], is a cause of the condition.

Haemopericardium can be due to intrapericardial aortic rupture, causing sudden influx of blood into the pericardium, cardiac tamponade and death. This occurs spontaneously in horses, and occurs in pigs with a [[Copper Deficiency|copper deficiency]]. In dogs, rupture of a right atrial [[haemangiosarcoma]] or, rarely, rupture of the left atrial wall due to 'jet lesions' associated with [[endocardiosis]], is a cause of the condition.

== Clinical Signs ==

== Clinical Signs ==

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== References ==

== References ==

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