Key result
Epipericardial fat necrosis represents a rare, self-limiting benign cause of acute chest pain.
Why the study?
Epipericardial fat necrosis is a rare, benign, and self-limiting condition with uncertain pathophysiology and limited cases described in the literature.
Raises awareness of EPFN in acute chest pain; leaves open its incidence, mechanisms, and management.
Introduction Epipericardial fat necrosis (EPFN) is a rare, benign, and self-limiting condition, first described in 1957 by Jackson et al. Currently, there are only 33 cases described in the literature.– The pathophysiology of the disease remains uncertain. Likely predisposing factors include torsion of the vascular pedicle of adipose tissue, structural alterations that make the tissue more vulnerable and obesity, which, like the Valsalva maneuver, can lead to increased capillary pressure, causing hemorrhage into the adipose tissue. There are also reports [...]
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Carvalho et al. (2017) conducted a review in Epipericardial fat necrosis (EPFN). Epipericardial fat necrosis is a rare, benign, and self-limiting condition that serves as an important differential diagnosis for chest pain.
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