A case of constrictive pericarditis associated with huge epicardial fat volume

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 116-120

  Do, Gi Won ^a   Ku, Bon Seung ^a   Park, Chan Sung ^a   Kim, Shin Jae ^a   Shin, Eun Seok ^a   Choi, Seong Hoon ^a   Lee, Sang Gon ^a  

^a Ulsan University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constrictive; Echocardiography; Epicardium; Fat; Heart catheterization; Pericarditis; Spiral computed; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBESITY; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEAKNESS;

EID: 63649089377     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2009.39.3.116     Document Type: Article

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