Bajwa Farhan, Koenig Gerald, Hegab Sarah, Parikh Sachin, Ananthasubramaniam Karthik
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
Heart and Vascular Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
CASE (Phila). 2020 Jul 7;4(5):389-392. doi: 10.1016/j.case.2020.05.023. eCollection 2020 Oct.
• Epicardial fat presents challenges in differentiating it from pericardial effusion. • Epicardial lipomatosis can mimic tumor or thrombus, leading to potential misdiagnosis. • Epicardial lipomatosis has been reported to present with cardiac symptoms. • Chest computed tomography and chest magnetic resonance imaging help to avoid misdiagnosis.
• 心外膜脂肪在与心包积液区分方面存在挑战。
• 心外膜脂肪过多症可模仿肿瘤或血栓,导致潜在的误诊。
• 据报道,心外膜脂肪过多症会出现心脏症状。
• 胸部计算机断层扫描和胸部磁共振成像有助于避免误诊。