Abstract

A 24-year-old woman was referred to our Cardiology Department because of cardiomegaly at a routine chest X-ray. She was asymptomatic except for some fatigability. Physical examination was unremarkable. Electrocardiogram showed only low QRS voltages. Echocardiography revealed large pericardial effusion with right atrial and ventricular collapse. Pericardiocentesis was performed and 1100 mL of milky fluid were removed, suggesting chylopericardium. The …

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