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Case Reports
. 1990 Nov;8(6):531-3.
doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(90)90157-u.

Atrial fibrillation with cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of malignant pericarditis

T J Krisanda  1
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Atrial fibrillation with cardiac tamponade as the initial manifestation of malignant pericarditis

T J Krisanda. Am J Emerg Med. 1990 Nov.

Abstract

This article describes the case of a 72-year-old woman with cardiac tamponade and atrial fibrillation as the initial manifestation of a lymphoid malignancy. The pathogenesis of cardiac tamponade, various diagnostic modalities, and therapy of this condition are reviewed.

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