Why the study?
Does the epicardial fat sign on plain chest roentgenograms improve the diagnosis of pericardial effusion in patients without clinical suspicion?
Population
Patients with pericardial effusion in whom the condition is clinically not suspected and chest films show a…
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May prompt earlier echocardiography in select patients with normal cardiac silhouette; extends diagnostic utility of plain radiographs but needs prospective validation.
Does the epicardial fat sign on plain chest roentgenograms improve the diagnosis of pericardial effusion in patients without clinical suspicion?
The epicardial fat sign on plain chest X-rays can aid in diagnosing clinically unsuspected pericardial effusion in patients with a normal heart configuration.
Edward W. Carsky (1980) studied this question.
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