The epicardial fat pad sign: analysis of frontal and lateral chest radiographs in patients with pericardial effusion.
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NephroPOCUS on X: "#POCUS #FOAMed Today's lesson: Epicardial fat can mimic pericardial effusion. Interestingly, in this case, patient had tamponade physiology from another cause 😱 Full case report (open access): https://t.co/xnAq0XyHvg https://t.co ...
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