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Review
. 1988 Apr;95(4):727-9.

Pericardial fat necrosis

D A Stephens  1 , F Kocab
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  • PMID: 3280883
Review

Pericardial fat necrosis

D A Stephens et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1988 Apr.

Abstract

Pericardial fat necrosis has a highly characteristic clinical picture that enables a preoperative diagnosis to be made on clinical grounds. Surgical therapy, which remains the treatment of choice for this curable entity, confirms the diagnosis. This report reviews the literature and adds a thirteenth documented case to the previously reported 12 cases.

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