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. 2022 Apr-Jun;26(2):90.

The epicardial halo sign

A S Triantafyllis  1   2 , D Sfantou  1 , I Ikonomidis  2
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The epicardial halo sign

A S Triantafyllis et al. Hippokratia. 2022 Apr-Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Epicardial halo sign; pericardial effusion; pericardiocentesis; tamponade.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Electrocardiogram showing QRS alternans (Figure-1A, arrows). Fluoroscopy delineating the pericardial effusion as a radiopaque area between the outer borders of the cardiac shadow and the pericardial space, known as epicardial halo sign (Figure-1B, arrows). Guidewire (Figure-1B, arrowheads).
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