European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on March 6, 2008
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn083
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Primary chylopericardium due to lymphangiectasias: the crucial role of lymphangiography
1 Cardiology Department, University Hospital "A. Gemelli", The Catholic University, Largo "A. Gemelli" 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
2 Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Bambino Gesù Hospital, Rome, Italy
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A 24-year-old woman was referred to our Cardiology Department because of cardiomegaly at a routine chest X-ray. She was asymptomatic except for some fatigability. Physical examination was unremarkable. Electrocardiogram