Case Report: ST-Segment Elevation in a Man With Acute Pericarditis
Background: Acute pericarditis is a rapid inflammatory condition of the pericardium with both infectious and non-infectious etiology. Most acute pericarditis is self-limited, with a small portion evolving rapidly.
Yi-ming Li +4 more
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Novel Pathophysiological, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Concepts in Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis
Acute pericarditis is the most frequent pericardial disease characterized by inflammation of the pericardial layers resulting in pain, dyspnea and fatigue.
A. Bonaventura +8 more
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A successfully treated case of primary purulent pericarditis complicated by cardiac tamponade and pneumopericardium [PDF]
Acute pericarditis is caused by various factors, but purulent pericarditis is rare. Primary purulent pericarditis in immunocompetent hosts is very rare in the modern antibiotics era.
Jong Wook Beom +8 more
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Shortening of the PR interval in pericarditis after coronary bypass surgery [PDF]
Background: Pericarditis, following pericardiotomy, is a well-known complication of cardiac surgery. The diagnosis of postpericardiotomy pericarditis (PP) is based on the electrocardiography (ECG) changes the ST segment elevation in combination with a ...
David P. Dundua +2 more
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Assessing Acute Pericarditis with T1 Mapping: A Supportive Contrast-Free CMR Marker. [PDF]
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of pericardial T1 mapping as a potential supportive non-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) parameter in the diagnosis of acute pericarditis.
Cau R +6 more
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A clinical case of a 21-year-old patient with idiopathic acute exudative pericarditis
act Pericarditis is a disease entity associated with the primary or secondary inflammation of its layers, which may be accompanied by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac, the consequences of which depend mainly on the speed of its ...
Łukasz Wołowiec +8 more
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Immunomodulating Therapies in Acute Myocarditis and Recurrent/Acute Pericarditis
The field of inflammatory disease of the heart or “cardio-immunology” is rapidly evolving due to the wider use of non-invasive diagnostic tools able to detect and monitor myocardial inflammation.
E. Ammirati +11 more
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Acute Pericarditis Leading to a Diagnosis of SLE: A Case Series of 3 Patients
In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cardiac manifestations are known to be present in up to 50% of patients. However, it is rare for acute pericarditis to be the leading symptom at the time of diagnosis of SLE occurring in up to 1% of patients.
V. Narang +7 more
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Efficacy and safety of anakinra in radiation-induced acute pericarditis: a case report. [PDF]
BackgroundAcute pericarditis represents an inflammatory disease affecting the pericardial layers. In developed countries more than 80% of pericarditis are defined as idiopathic, less frequently they are secondary to other conditions such as infections ...
Sicignano LL +6 more
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Background Pericarditis, along with myocarditis, is being increasingly reported after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, but the best treatment strategy in this specific setting is still unclear.
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