Nonconstrictive epicarditis mimicking a cardiac mass in a 71-year-old Caucasian man: a case report and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Isolated cases of epicarditis are rare. Thus far, all have occurred with constrictive physiology as most cases involve both parietal and visceral pericardium. We report the first case of asymptomatic epicarditis that involved only...

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Main Authors: Margolis Asa M, Emmerman Andrew B, Rascon Mario, Chaudhry Saima I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/2