The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 6 , Pages 636-640 , June 2005

The composition of normal pericardial fluid and its implications for diagnosing pericardial effusions

  • Shomron Ben-Horin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Shomron Ben-Horin, MD, Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Division, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel.
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  • Ami Shinfeld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
    • ,
  • Erez Kachel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
    • ,
  • Angela Chetrit, MA

      Affiliations

    • Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
    • ,
  • Avi Livneh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.

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PII: S0002-9343(05)00211-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.066

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 6 , Pages 636-640 , June 2005

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