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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Chronic Recurrent Idiopathic Pericardial Effusion in a 53-Year-Old With Down Syndrome: A Case Report.

Rossana Izzo, Eugenia Morello, Simone Sarzilla, Aurora Pepino, Mattia Duchini, Daniela Campanale, Andrea Menafoglio, Angelo Di Simone, Andrea Demarchi

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Rossana IzzoEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale, Ospedale San Giovanni Bellinzona Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8075-7756
Eugenia MorelloEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale, Ospedale San Giovanni Bellinzona Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6062-0557
Simone SarzillaCardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale Lugano and Bellinzona Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9987-0021
Aurora PepinoEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale, Ospedale San Giovanni Bellinzona Switzerland.
Mattia DuchiniCardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale Lugano and Bellinzona Switzerland.
Daniela CampanaleCardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale Lugano and Bellinzona Switzerland.
Andrea MenafoglioCardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale Lugano and Bellinzona Switzerland.
Angelo Di SimoneCardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale Lugano and Bellinzona Switzerland.
Andrea DemarchiCardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale Lugano and Bellinzona Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pericardial effusion can result from multiple causes, and patients with Down syndrome are at increased risk. We report a case of idiopathic pericardial effusion in a Down syndrome patient, highlighting ECG as an important diagnostic feature for timely and effective management of this condition.

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down syndromepericardial effusionpericarditisQRS alternansswinging heart

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PMID41079827
PMCPMC12513813

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