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Case Reports
. 2025 Feb 27;9(3):ytaf111.
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf111. eCollection 2025 Mar.

Relapsing pericarditis mimicking aortic dissection

Yoshiko Eto  1 , Nobuhiro Tahara  1 , Yoshihiro Fukumoto  1
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Case Reports

Relapsing pericarditis mimicking aortic dissection

Yoshiko Eto et al. Eur Heart J Case Rep. .
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(A) Chest roentgenogram on admission. (B) Following chest roentgenogram after pericardiocentesis and the initiation of oral corticosteroid therapy. (C) Electrocardiogram indicating ST segment elevations in all leads. (D) Transthoracic echocardiogram showing pericardial effusion. (E–G) Enhanced computed tomography demonstrating aortic dissection-like features around the ascending aorta and pleural and pericardial effusion (arrowheads). AA, aortic arch; Ao, ascending aorta.
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