A Rare Pericardial Milky Tamponade in the ER: When Images Speak Louder Than Words

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Catarina Amaral Marques (Department of Cardiology, Sao Joao Hospital Centre) ;
Carlos Xavier Resende (Department of Cardiology, Sao Joao Hospital Centre) ;
Paulo Maia Araujo (Department of Cardiology, Sao Joao Hospital Centre) ;
Rui J. Cerqueira (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sao Joao Hospital Centre) ;
Cristina Cruz (Department of Cardiology, Sao Joao Hospital Centre)

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