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Constrictive Pericarditis Treated by Surgery
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 +4 more
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Constrictive pericarditis most commonly results from fibrosis and adhesions of the parietal and visceral pericardium due to long-standing inflammation.
Suwal, Amar +8 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis After a Stab Wound of the Chest
Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon cause of diastolic heart failure resulting by impaired cardiac filling from an inelastic pericardium. We present a case of constrictive pericarditis in a 39-years-old man following thoracic penetrating trauma in ...
Carmen Del Giudice +12 more
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Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala +7 more
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ABSTRACT Hypertension is a prevalent and significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The immune system and inflammatory response are involved in the pathophysiology of hypertension. We hypothesize that treating hypertension with colchicine on top of standard therapy, will decrease pulse wave velocity (PWV), left ventricular mass, cardiac ...
Adam Femerling Langhoff +6 more
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Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have reached epidemic proportions, particularly affecting vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
L. J. Giliomee +4 more
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Abstract Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal interstitial lung disease with excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, which leads to disrupted lung architecture and respiratory failure. Interleukin (IL)‐17 signaling induces fibrosis through inflammation; however, specific roles of its receptors IL‐1RA and IL‐17RC in ...
Rakshitha Charavu +3 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis and Protein-Losing Enteropathies: Exploring the Heart–Gut Axis
Background/Objectives: Constrictive pericarditis very rarely causes protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) induced by secondary intestinal lymphangiectasia. This study thoroughly reviewed the literature to shed light on the clinical management of PLE provoked ...
Lucia Ilaria Birtolo, Endrit Shahini
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Constrictive pericarditis associated with right atrial and major venous thrombosis
Right atrial thrombi are very rare. Existence of right atrial thrombus with constrictive pericarditis is even rarer. Only few cases have been reported in the English literature.
Akdemir, R, Okcun, B, Ozhan, H
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