Epipericardial Fat Necrosis: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Epipericardial fat necrosis (EFN), also known as pericardial or mediastinal fat necrosis, has until lately been considered an unusual cause of acute chest pain. Due to increased use of computed tomography (CT) and other imaging techniques, EFN is now believed to be an under-diagnosed cause of acute...

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Main Authors: Synnøve Gjelsten Mortensen, Petr Buchmann, Knut Tore Lappegård
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547620940769