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Case Reports
. 2021 May;214(8):355-356.e1.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.51007. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Epipericardial fat necrosis: chest pain in a young pregnant woman

Rohan V Navani  1 , Claudia Ashkar  1 , Harry Gibbs  1
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Case Reports

Epipericardial fat necrosis: chest pain in a young pregnant woman

Rohan V Navani et al. Med J Aust. 2021 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Diagnostic imaging; Embolism and thrombosis.

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