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Chest, Vol 77, 85-88, Copyright © 1980 by American College of Chest Physicians


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Echocardiographic identification of intrapericardial fibrous strands in acute pericarditis with pericardial effusion

SA Chiaramida, MA Goldman, MJ Zema, RA Pizzarello and HM Goldberg

In three cases of acute pericarditis with pericardial effusion, the presence of fibrous strands within the fluid-filled pericardial cavity was demonstrated by M-mode and cross-sectional echocardiography. Pericardiocentesis proved difficult in all three. No patient progressed to constrictive pericarditis.





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