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(Circulation. 1960;21:41.)
© 1960 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Chronic Idiopathic Pericardial Effusion

With Special Reference to the Development of Constrictive Pericarditis

JAMES SCHEUER M.D.¹

¹ From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, N. Y.

Chronic idiopathic pericardial effusion is an unusual condition that causes severe congestive heart failure and may be an early stage in the development of constrictive pericarditis. A case is reported and some other cases from the literature are reviewed in order to present the clinical features and treatment of this condition.

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