CTICasesEpipericardial fat necrosis
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[...]. Epipericardial fat necrosis. CTICases. Published April 18, 2014. https://str-case-explorer.pages.dev/c/buhac
Imaging findings
Abnormality at the heart apex with inflammatory stranding and thickening within the epipericardial fat. This mimic of pericarditis often shows self-limiting reactive changes.
Key takeaways
Epipericardial fat necrosis is a benign, self-limiting cause of chest pain that presents with characteristic inflammatory changes within the epicardial/pericardial fat.
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