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case_images: Transthoracic echocardiogram with altered left ventricular ejection fraction (36.39%), left ventricular hypercontractility, and mild bilateral pericardial effusion (A-D). E-H shows a second transthoracic echocardiogram with ejection fraction of 70%. DP and LP: pericardial effusion. RV: right ventricle; LV: left ventricle; RA: right atrium; LA: left atrium; EF: ejection fraction.
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case_images: A first transthoracic echocardiogram revealed an altered left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) (43%), left ventricular hypercontractility, and mild bilateral pericardial and pleural effusions (Figure 1).