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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:e9. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.062
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Subepicardial Hematoma Compressing the Right Atrium: Spontaneous Rupture of the Right Coronary Artery

Kyung Hwa Kim, MD, Jong Bum Choi, MD*, Kong Su Kim, MD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea

* Address correspondence to Dr Choi, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, 634-18 Geumam-dong, Jeonju, Chonbuk, 561-712, Republic of Korea (Email: jobchoi@cuh.co.kr).

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A 28-year-old man, diagnosed 3 years ago with Behçet disease, presented with inspiratory compressing chest pain and shortness of breath. Echocardiography showed a 5.9-cm diameter pericardial mass compressing the right atrium (RA) and the tricuspid valve (Fig 1A, white arrow). The decreased valve area increased maximum flow velocity to 2.2 m/s, and the inferior vena cava was dilated to 27-mm diameter with plethora. A chest computed tomography scan showed a . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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