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Case Reports
. 2004;6(2):565-8.
doi: 10.1081/jcmr-120030585.

Tamponade caused by cardiac lipomatous hypertrophy

Saul G Myerson  1 , Robin Roberts, Neil Moat, Dudley J Pennell
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Tamponade caused by cardiac lipomatous hypertrophy

Saul G Myerson et al. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2004.

Abstract

Cardiac lipomatous hypertrophy is an unusual disorder that typically affects the interatrial septum. We report a case in which large subpericardial deposits of fat were initially mistaken for a pericardial effusion and the subsequent clinical picture resembled tamponade. The patient improved following a pericardiectomy.

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