A Case of Constrictive Pericarditis due to Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease
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A Case of Constrictive Pericarditis due to Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can involve any organ. The majority of reported cases involve IgG4-RD of the biliary tract or pancreas, while only two cases of pericarditis have been reported. A 58-year-old man visited the outpatient clinic of our institution with a seven-day history of progressive dyspnea. Based on his transthoracic echocardiogram and transesophageal echocardiogram...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Circulation Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1738-5520,1738-5555
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2015.45.2.161