353 An echocardiography-based management program for acute pericarditis
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Acute pericarditis: diagnosis and management.
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N Engl J Med 2004;351:2195-202. Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 35-year-old woman who is otherwise healthy has had constant retrosternal chest pain for two days. The pain becomes worse when she lies down and improves when she sits up and leans forward. On physical examination, the patient is afebrile and has a friction rub. The 12-lead electrocardiogram shows widespread ST-seg...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Echocardiography
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1525-2167
DOI: 10.1016/s1525-2167(03)90716-5