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Predictive factors of recurrence after pediatric acute pericarditis

Jornal de Pediatria, 2021
Objective: The predisposing factors for pericarditis recurrence in the pediatric population have not yet been established. This study aimed to define the risk factors for the unfavorable prognosis of pediatric acute pericarditis.
Stasa Krasic, Sergej Prijic, Sanja Ninic, Ruzica Borovic, Gordana Petrovic, Mila Stajevic, Dejan Nesic, Ivan Dizdarevic, Nemanja Djordjevic, Vladislav Vukomanovic   +9 more
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Proton beam therapy causing pericarditis – a rare case of radiation induced cardiotoxicity

Cardio-Oncology, 2022
Acute pericarditis is caused by the inflammation of the pericardium which can result in an effusion around the heart. Proton beam therapy causing radiation-induced pericarditis is not a well-known cause of pericarditis.
Rahul Gupta, Muling Lin, Gary M. Freedman, Deborah W. Sundlof, Cheri Silverstein Fadlon   +4 more
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Acute pericarditis [PDF]

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 2015
Summary Acute pericarditis is a common disease caused by inflammation of the pericardium, usually benign and self-limited and can occur as an isolated or as a manifestation of a systemic disease entity. Represents 5% of all causes of chest pain in the emergency room.
Tonini, Márcio, Melo, Dirceu Thiago Pessoa de, Fernandes, Fábio   +2 more
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Acute recurrent pericarditis in thyrotoxicosis

IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2020
The etiology of acute pericarditis is often thought to be autoimmune, and Graves’ disease has been reported in a few series to manifest as acute pericarditis.
Parvaiz Ahmad Zargar, Sheikh Mohamad Tahir, Hayat Bhat   +2 more
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Acute fibrinous constrictive pericarditis and large pericardial effusion as the first manifestation of systemic lupus erythematsous disease in an adult male patient

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can have various manifestations. Although cardiac involvement is very common in SLE patients, a severe acute pericarditis as the first manifestation of SLE in a male patient is relatively rare. A 36‐
Hannaneh Yousefi‐Koma, Rozita Jalalian, Babak Bagheri   +2 more
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Acute Pericarditis [PDF]

Circulation, 1954
Statistical studies of the frequency of the different etiologic types of acute pericarditis may be misleading because of an increasing recognition of nonspecific pericarditis. In our experience this form is the most common in private practice, while on the wards of a general hospital, tuberculous pericarditis is the most frequent variety.
J, McGUIRE, J H, KOTTE, R A, HELM
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Acute Pericarditis: Update

Current Cardiology Reports, 2022
Since 2015, when ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases were published, ongoing research has enhanced the current state of knowledge on acute pericarditis. This review is an update on the latest developments in this field.In recurrent acute pericarditis, autoinflammation has been included among causative mechanisms ...
Emilia Lazarou, Panagiotis Tsioufis, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Costas Tsioufis, George Lazaros   +4 more
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All that Glitters is not Cholecystitis. A Rare Presentation of Acute Pericarditis Mimicking Cholecystitis and Review of the Literature

Acta Medica Lituanica, 2022
Acute pericarditis is the most common inflammatory disorder of the pericardium, responsible for approximately 5% of visits to the emergency departments, concerning chest pain without myocardial infarction.
Anna Garmpi, Christos Damaskos, Nikolaos Garmpis, Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou, Vaios Vasileios Kaminiotis, Evangelos Diamantis, Alexandros Patsouras, Athanasios Syllaios, Dimitrios Dimitroulis   +8 more
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Case Report: ST-Segment Elevation in a Man With Acute Pericarditis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2020
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, Yu-Heng Jia, Jiay-Yu Tsauo, Si Wang, Yong Peng   +4 more
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Acute Pericarditis: Electrocardiogram

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2016
HPI: A 22 year-old male presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of retrosternal chest pain that started yesterday. He described the pain as a constant, sharp and pleuritic.
Jason Mefford, Shannon Toohey
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