Epipericardial Fat Necrosis Clinical Trial
Official title:
Epipericardial Fat Necrosis: A Misdiagnosed Condition
Epipericardial fat necrosis is a benign and self-limited condition that mainly curses with
acute pleuritic chest pain and therefore must be an important differential diagnosis for
patients in emergency department (ED). The knowledge of characteristics symptoms and correct
management may avoid misdiagnosis or mistakes with other severe conditions like pulmonary
embolism, pericarditis or acute coronary disease.
Despite the importance of this entity, only fewer than 40 cases have been reported since
1957, when the condition was first described.
We have seen a couple of similar cases in our institution during a short period of time, and
we suspect that these numbers doesn`t mean the real prevalence of epipericardial fat
necrosis, so maybe this condition could be underdiagnosed. Instead, there isn't a study that
tried to estimate an incidence of this entity.
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Observational Model: Case-Crossover, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional