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A case of pericardial constriction: diagnosis and treatment

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

    Oliva Concepción Fernández Cimadevilla, María Martín Fernández & Francisco Torres Saura

  2. Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

    Luis Hernández Luyando

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Cimadevilla, O.C.F., Martín Fernández, M., Luyando, L.H. et al. A case of pericardial constriction: diagnosis and treatment. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 26, 839–840 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-010-9635-y

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