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  • Title: Pericardial effusion as an early complication of acute myocardial infarction.
    Author: Gould L, Reddy CV, Dimiceli E, Oh KC, Kim SG.
    Journal: Am Fam Physician; 1979 Apr; 19(4):107-9. PubMed ID: 433713.
    Abstract:
    Two days after an acute myocardial infarction, a patient developed pleuropericarditis. A negative lung scan and echocardiographic evidence of pericardial effusion were instrumental in making the diagnosis. Steroid therapy led to a dramatic resolution of the signs and symptoms. Pericardial effusion is usually a late complication of myocardial infarction (Dressler's syndrome), but the increasing use of echocardiography may demonstrate that it occurs early in the course.
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