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Ring-shaped calcific constrictive pericarditis strangling the heart: a case report

Constrictive pericarditis is caused by fibrosis and calcification of the pericardium, processes that inhibit diastolic filling of the heart. For the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis, a combined approach is used to evaluate the morphologic pericardial abnormalities in conjunction with assessmen...

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Autores principales: Lee, Mu Sook, Choi, Joon Hyouk, Kim, Young Uck, Kim, Su Wan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4306079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25635200
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-014-0040-5