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Case Reports
. 2001 May;76(5):391-4.
doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2001000500005.

Cholesterol pericarditis. A specific but rare cause of pericardial disease

F Fernandes  1 , G S Vieira, E Arteaga, B M Ianni, P Pêgo- Fernandes, C Mady
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Case Reports

Cholesterol pericarditis. A specific but rare cause of pericardial disease

F Fernandes et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2001 May.
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Abstract

During a diagnostic investigation in a 40-year-old male with pericardial effusion associated with hypothyroidism, cholesterol pericarditis was detected. We report a brief review on the etiopathogeny, clinical findings, and therapeutical possibilities of this entity.

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