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Acute Pericarditis [PDF]

AAOHN Journal, 2007
Susan, Swart, Jennifer, Tiffen
openaire   +2 more sources

Acute Pericarditis as a Presentation of Adrenal Insufficiency

Cureus, 2018
Acute pericarditis as a presenting sign of adrenal insufficiency is rarely reported. We present a rare case that highlights pericarditis as a clinical presentation of secondary adrenal insufficiency later complicated by cardiac tamponade.
Sukesh Manthri, Sindhura Bandaru, Abdisamad M. Ibrahim, C. Mamillapalli   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acute radiation-induced pericarditis complicated by polymicrobial infectious pericarditis in a patient with mediastinal sarcoma: a case report. [PDF]

BACKGROUND: Acute pericarditis is often caused by viral infections, autoimmune diseases, and radiation therapy (RT). Infectious pericarditis is rare and associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Baik, Alan, Yan, Kimberly, Lee, Yoo
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Expanding the Patient Pool for Rilonacept

JACC: Case Reports
Recurrent pericarditis complicates 15%-30% of acute pericarditis cases despite initial anti-inflammatory treatment. The RHAPSODY trial (Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rilonacept Treatment in Participants With Recurrent Pericarditis) showed ...
Emma St. John, MD, Jessica R. Carey, PharmD, Tanya Wilcox, MD, John Ryan, MD, Satvik Ramakrishna, MD, Anees Daud, MD, Denise Diaz-Robles, PA-C, Adam Smith, PharmD, Kristin Cowan, CPh-T, Libo Wang, MD   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pericarditis Epistenocardica or Dressler Syndrome? An Autopsy Case

Case Reports in Medicine, 2015
Postinfarction pericarditis can be classified as “early,” referred to as pericarditis epistenocardica, or “delayed,” referred to as Dressler syndrome. The incidence of postinfarction pericarditis has decreased to
Alessandro Feola, Noè De Stefano, Bruno Della Pietra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Unique Case of Relapsing Polychondritis Presenting with Acute Pericarditis [PDF]

, 2013
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an inflammatory disease of the cartilaginous tissue primarily affecting the cartilaginous structures of the ear, nose, joints, and the respiratory system.
Thomas G. Osborn, Uma Thanarajasingam, John V. Higgins   +2 more
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Pericarditis in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2013
Case. A 64-year-old Caucasian woman was brought to the emergency department with severe dysphagia and left chest pain for last 4 days. Initial evaluation revealed elevated ST segment in precordial leads on EKG with elevated cardiac enzymes.
Joonseok Kim, Heather S. Laird-Fick, Osama Alsara, Venu Gourineni, George S. Abela   +4 more
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Acute Pericarditis: Descriptive Study and Etiology Determination in a Predominantly African American Population

Cureus, 2017
INTRODUCTION Acute pericarditis is the most commonly encountered manifestation of pericardial disease (incidence: 0.2 percent to 0.5 percent in hospitalized patients).
A. Awan, F. Tiruneh, Priscilla Wessly, Akbar Khan, Hasan Iftikhar, S. Barned, D. Larbi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Aetiological diagnosis in acute and recurrent pericarditis: When and how

, 2009
The cause of acute and recurrent pericarditis is often a major concern for the clinicians in clinical practice. Several possible causes of pericarditis can be listed, as the pericardium may be involved in a large number of systemic disorders or may be ...
DeRosa F. G., Scipione F., Imazio M., Cecchi E., Adler Y., Brucato A., Lestuzzi C., Bombana E., Leuzzi S., Trinchero R.   +9 more
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Pharmacologic treatment of acute and recurrent pericarditis. A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials

, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Recurrence is the most frequent complication following acute pericarditis and may occur in 30% patients, rising to 50% in case of multiple recurrences, lack of colchicine treatment or use of glucocorticoids.
Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe, Andreis, Alessandro, Casula, Matteo, Imazio, Massimo, Avondo, Stefano   +4 more
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