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A case of giant cell arteritis with massive pericardial effusion

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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the medium and large blood vessels. The early symptoms of this disease are nonspecific, and pericardial effusion is a rare manifestation of GCA. Recently, we investigated a case of GCA in which massive pericardial effusion was the initial symptom, and active aortitis was observed on positron emission tomography with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose. These observations indicated that pericardial effusion could occur in patients with GCA.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi-chou, Kamogawa, Chiba, 296-8602, Japan

    Yuya Matsue, Masakazu Ohno, Wataru Nagahori, Makoto Suzuki, Akihiko Matsumura & Yuji Hashimoto

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Matsue, Y., Ohno, M., Nagahori, W. et al. A case of giant cell arteritis with massive pericardial effusion. Heart Vessels 26, 562–564 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-010-0101-5

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