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Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium and Pericardial Masses

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The pathological entities that are discussed in this chapter represent diseases that can be rarely encountered in clinical practice.

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Imazio, M. (2016). Congenital Abnormalities of the Pericardium and Pericardial Masses. In: Myopericardial Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27156-9_16

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