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Constrictive pericarditis presenting as chylothorax [PDF]

, 2011
Chylothorax is a rare clinical condition that can be attributed to a damaged thoracic duct. The condition is suggested by aspiration of milky white fluid from the pleural cavity and is commonly associated with either malignant diseases or trauma (e.g ...
Naeem, M., Khan, J. A., Sobani, Z. A., Zubairi, A., Fatimi, Saulat H.   +4 more
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Life-threatening constrictive pericarditis accompanied by synthetic cannabinoid use: A case report and literature review

Journal of Acute Disease
Rationale: Synthetic cannabinoids are increasingly used as recreational drugs and have been associated with adverse cardiovascular effects. However, reports of synthetic cannabinoids accompanied by constrictive pericarditis are limited. Patient’s concern:
Mahsa Behnemoon, Razieh Omidvar, Zeinab Sadat Fattah Jahromi, Alireza Salmanipour, Erfan Kohansal   +4 more
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The initiative to investigate the management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI) Registry : a substudy on the causes of constrictive pericarditis and predictors of mortality in patients with constrictive pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy at Groote Schuur Hospital (The Constrictive Pericarditis Substudy) [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Causes of constrictive pericarditis and predictors of peri-operative outcome following pericardiectomy are not clearly elucidated, especially in Africa, where disease characteristics differ from developed countries. Furthermore, the impact of
Mutyaba, Arthur Kaggwe
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Propionibacterium acnes: A Treatable Cause of Constrictive Pericarditis

Case Reports in Medicine, 2015
In this case report we share a case of infective Pericarditis caused by Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) in an immune-competent, nonsurgical patient. This case and review will illustrate the importance of considering P.
Daniel Cruz, Haitham Ahmed, Yousuf Gandapur, M. Roselle Abraham   +3 more
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Constrictive pericarditis in a patient with sinus venosus atrial septal defect and anomalous right upper pulmonary venous return

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2009
This is a report of a 49-year-old male, who presented with typical signs and symptoms of constrictive pericarditis. He was diagnosed with sinus venosus atrial septal defect (ASD) and anomalous right upper pulmonary venous return during his adolescence ...
Uppu Santosh, Chandrasekaran Sruti, Mallula Kiran   +2 more
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CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS [PDF]

Heart, 1952
W, EVANS, F, JACKSON
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Constrictive Pericarditis Treated by Surgery [PDF]

, 2012
We reviewed the records of 45 patients (mean age, 46.6 ± 14.9 yr; range, 21–84 yr) with a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis who had undergone pericardiectomy from 1994 through 2006.
Ghavidel, Alireza A, Kyavar, Majid, Tabatabaie, Mohammad-Bagher, Mirmesdagh, Yalda, Gholampour, Maziar   +4 more
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Medical therapy of pericardial diseases: Part II: Noninfectious pericarditis, pericardial effusion and constrictive pericarditis

, 2010
The treatment of pericardial diseases is largely empirical because of the relative lack of randomized trials compared with other cardiovascular diseases. The main forms of pericardial diseases that can be encountered in the clinical setting include acute
Derosa F. G., Imazio M., Mayosi B. M., Adler Y., Spodick D. H., Brucato A., Lestuzzi C., Trinchero R., MacOr A.   +8 more
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Constrictive pericarditis due to hepatopericardial fistulas of hepatic echinococcosis

, 2013
Hydatidosis is a parasitic infestation which is endemic to sheepherding regions of the world. Constrictive pericarditis secondary to pericardial hydatid disease is a very rare dentity. In our case, the cyst was not a primary cardiac hydatid cyst. In this
Hatemi, Ali Can, Canikoglu, Mustafa, Omay, Oguz, KUMBASAR, ULAŞ, Suzer, Kaya   +4 more
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Development of rapid evaluation scale for pericardiectomy of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis by 12-lead electrocardiogram

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Aim We developed a rapid evaluation scale for pericardiectomy through a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), in order to improve the diagnostic accuracy of pericardiectomy of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis.
Yanhong Ren, Yanshu Dong, Xinyue Fan, Hongrui Xu, Shuangyi Yin   +4 more
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