Epipericardial fat necrosis diagnosed by cardiac CT in a patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Epipericardial fat necrosis diagnosed by cardiac CT in a patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Epipericardial fat necrosis (EFN) is a rare benign cause of chest pain, that is frequently overlooked. EFN involves the necrosis of fat tissue in the mediastinum, and presents on computed tomography (CT) as an ovoid lesion of fat attenuation surrounded by a rim of soft tissue attenuation. This case...

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Main Authors: Miyuko Fujita, MD, Kakuya Kitagawa, MD, PhD, Kensuke Domae, MD, Shintaro Yamaguchi, MD, Takanori Kokawa, MD, Masafumi Takafuji, MD, PhD, Yasutaka Ichikawa, MD, PhD, Hajime Sakuma, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-05-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Epipericardial fat necrosis
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Cardiac computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324000803

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