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Pericarditis (cont.)

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Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Editor: Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD

REFERENCES:

Spangler, S., et al., Pericarditis, Acute, http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/156951-overview, 2008

Troughton RW, etal. Pericarditis. Lancet. 2004 Feb 28;363(9410): 717-27


Last Editorial Review: 11/12/2009

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