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Acute Pericarditis: Electrocardiogram [PDF]
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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Acupuncture related acute purulent pericarditis masquerading uremic pericarditis
We are reporting a rare case of acupuncture-related acute pericarditis in an old-aged gentleman due to Staphylococcus aureus infection who was successfully managed with drainage of pericardial fluid and broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Waqas Ullah +6 more
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Autophagy Activity in Epicardial Cells in Acute Pericarditis [PDF]
Pericarditis is a group of polyetiological diseases often associated with emergence of life–threatening conditions. Poor knowledge of underlying cellular mechanisms and lack of relevant approaches to investigation of pericarditis result in major ...
K. V. Dergilev +4 more
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Purulent Pericarditis in an Immunocompetent Young Child [PDF]
Purulent pericarditis in children is a life-threatening condition causing cardiac tamponade and disrupting the hemodynamic status of the patient. It has been associated with high mortality if treatment is delayed.
Şeyma Şebnem Ön +9 more
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Predictive factors of recurrence after pediatric acute pericarditis
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 +9 more
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Proton beam therapy causing pericarditis – a rare case of radiation induced cardiotoxicity
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 +4 more
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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 +2 more
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Acute recurrent pericarditis in thyrotoxicosis
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 +2 more
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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 +2 more
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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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