Efusiones pericárdicas sustanciales no sospechosas detectadas por ecocardiografía

JAMA
|December 6, 1976
PubMed
Resumen

La ecocardiografía detecta con frecuencia un derrame pericárdico (EP) sustancial, a menudo insospechado en pacientes con enfermedad cardíaca subyacente. Este hallazgo pone de relieve la importancia de la ecocardiografía en el diagnóstico de la EP, incluso sin sospecha clínica previa.

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