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Epipericardial fat necrosis in a patient with sudden chest pain.

Satoshi IkeoNaoaki YasudaYuki SakaiYasuyuki HayashiAkihiko SokaiToshiyuki IwataTakashi Nishimura
Published in: Respirology case reports (2022)
Epipericardial fat necrosis (EFN) may be considered in the differential diagnosis of chest pain. Clinicians should be kept in mind that EFN is self-limiting and is often followed up with imaging.
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