Constrictive pericarditis in the setting of repeated chest trauma in a mixed martial arts fighter

BACKGROUND: Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is characterized by scarring and loss of elasticity of the pericardium. This case demonstrates that mixed martial arts (MMA) is a previously unrecognized risk factor for CP, diagnosis of which is supported by cardiac imaging, right and left heart catheteriz...

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Autores principales: Ferrel, Meganne N., Iriana, Sentia, Raymond Thomason, I., Ma, Christy L., Tsarova, Katsiaryna, Wilson, Brent D., McKellar, Stephen H., Ryan, John J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8607559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34809565
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02378-8

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