Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)
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Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) · Oct 2016
Case ReportsEpipericardial fat necrosis as a cause of acute chest pain.
Acute chest pain is one of the most common reasons for presentation to the emergency department. Although most etiologies of chest pain are easy to clinically ascertain with routine history, physical, and laboratory examinations, we present an important benign cause of acute chest pain that may mimic acute coronary syndrome.