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Case report: epipericardial fat necrosis-a rare cause of chest pain.

Frederik M A van den HeuvelAukelien C Dimitriu-LeenJesse HabetsRobin Nijveldt
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
Epipericardial fat necrosis is a benign and self-limiting inflammatory cause of chest pain, which can be diagnosed with multi-modality imaging and must not be overlooked in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute pleuritic chest pain.
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