FoCUS apical four-chamber view showing small pericardial effusion (red arrows) and a round hematoma compressing the right atrium (black arrows). FoCUS: focused cardiac ultrasound.
Figure 1.
Figure 2.
The chest CT showed significant irregular wall thickening of all the cardiac chambers, especially the right atrium, with bulging into the lumen (white arrow). CT: computed tomography.
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