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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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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 +8 more
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An Atypical Etiology of Acute Pericarditis: A Case Report
Cureus, 2021 Acute pericarditis is caused by inflammation of the pericardial sac and is characterized by sharp and pleuritic chest pain, which is accompanied by a pericardial friction rub and serial electrocardiogram (ECG) changes.
S. Persaud, Bir Singh, D. Angelo
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Acute Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with COVID-19: A Therapeutic Challenge
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 We report a case of acute viral pericarditis and cardiac tamponade in a patient with COVID-19 to highlight the associated treatment challenges, especially given the uncertainty associated with the safety of standard treatment.
Talal Asif +3 more
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Pericardial effusion caused by viral pericarditis in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis
Renal Replacement Therapy, 2022 Background Acute pericarditis causes acute inflammation of the pericardium. Although most cases of pericarditis are idiopathic with no identifiable cause, its etiology can be infectious, such as viral, bacterial, mycotic, and tuberculous infections, or ...
Masahiro Egawa +8 more
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Acute pericarditis as a primary presentation of COVID-19
BMJ Case Reports, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is a highly contagious viral illness which conventionally manifests primarily with respiratory symptoms. We report a case whose first manifestation of COVID-19 was pericarditis, in the absence of respiratory symptoms, without any ...
Rajesh Kumar +3 more
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A Case Report of Systemic Sclerosis Complicated by Biventricular Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Review of Literature [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder whose aetiology is not fully understood. Skin fibrosis and visceral organs involvement are the hallmarks, and the heart could be disproportionately or subtly involved ...
Akinboro AO +3 more
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Acute pericarditis: Update on diagnosis and management.
Clinical medicine (London), 2020 Acute pericarditis accounts for ∼5% of presentations with acute chest pain. Tuberculosis is an important cause in the developing world, however, in the UK and other developed settings, most cases are idiopathic/viral in origin.
T. Ismail
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Acute Pericarditis after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Report
Medicina, 2021 Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is known as a very rare possible trigger of pericarditis. Most frequently it develops after a latent period or early in the case of periprocedural complications.
Greta Rodevič +2 more
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Effect of prednisolone on inflammatory markers in pericardial tuberculosis: A pilot study [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Pericardial disorders are a common cause of heart disease, and the most common cause of pericarditis in developing countries is tuberculous (TB) pericarditis.
Lai, RP +6 more
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