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Constrictive Pericarditis.

Authors :
Sherman, Stephanie V.
Nahass, Meghan
Kassotis, John
Source :
New England Journal of Medicine. 11/30/2023, Vol. 389 Issue 22, p2087-2087. 1p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The article highlights a 69-year-old woman with dyspnea, presenting with pleural plaques linked to asbestos exposure, developing constrictive pericarditis due to asbestosis, leading to a pericardiectomy with subsequent positive progress at a 2-year follow-up.

Subjects

Subjects :
*PERICARDITIS
*MEDICAL societies
*HEPATIC veins
*COMPUTED tomography
*CHEST X rays

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00284793
Volume :
389
Issue :
22
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New England Journal of Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
174020352
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm2301671
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