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Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of the Parotid Gland [PDF]

, 2003
BACKGROUND: Metastatic involvement of pericardium producing cardiac tamponade is rare. When occurs it is mainly from the lung, breast and the neoplasms of the lymphoreticular system.
Barbetakis, Nikolaos G, Christodoulos Tsilikas, Marianthi Krikeli, Michalis Vassiliadis, Nikolaos G Barbetakis, Theodoros Antoniadis   +5 more
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Cardiac tamponade in a patient with thyrotoxicosis

Liječnički vjesnik, 2023
Thyrotoxicosis, marked by elevated thyroid hormones, and pericardial effusion, fluid accu-mulation in the pericardial sac, are typically distinct conditions.
Ivan Strinić, Ivan Raguž, Loren Serdarević, Sebastijan Trifunović, Maja Vučković   +4 more
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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]

, 2017
Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
Aquino, Bedford, Benamore, Caivano, Ceribasi, Charney, D'Angelo, Dempsey, Dubielzig, Echandi, Fossum, Gumber, Hirsch, Hung, Kawashima, Lara-Garcia, Metintas, Morrison, Mott, Müller, Nakamura, Prather, Przeździecki, Rebar, Reetz, Sahin, Smith, Swinbourne, Thrall, Traill, Tyler, Vansteenkiste, Vogtli, Waite, Wang, Yamamoto   +35 more
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Poor Penetration of Antibiotics Into Pericardium in Pericardial Tuberculosis

EBioMedicine, 2015
Pericardial tuberculosis (TB) is associated with high therapy failure and high mortality rates. Antibiotics have to penetrate to site of infection at sufficient non-protein bound concentrations, and then enter bacteria to inhibit intracellular ...
Justin Shenje, F. Ifeoma Adimora-Nweke, Ian L. Ross, Mpiko Ntsekhe, Lubbe Wiesner, Armin Deffur, Helen M. McIlleron, Jotam Pasipanodya, Tawanda Gumbo, Bongani M. Mayosi   +9 more
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Prevalence of periCardial effusion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis -An echocardiographic study- [PDF]

, 1979
In order to determine the incidence of pericardial effusion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), echocardiographic studies were performed on patients with classical or definite RA as determined by ARA criteria, none of whom showed any clinical cardiac symptoms ...
Domyo, Michihiro, Ishii, Hirofumi, Takasugi, Kiyoshi, Tanaka, Juntaro   +3 more
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Selective Use of Pericardial Window and Drainage as Sole Treatment for Hemopericardium from Penetrating Chest Trauma [PDF]

, 2018
Background Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCIs) are highly lethal, and a sternotomy is considered mandatory for suspected PCI. Recent literature suggests pericardial window (PCW) may be sufficient for superficial cardiac injuries to drain hemopericardium
Chestovich, Paul J., MD, Clark, Esmeralda, Fildes, John J., Fraser, Douglas R., Kuhls, Deborah A., McNicoll, Christopher F., Patel, Purvi P.   +6 more
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Cardiac surgery elicits pericardial inflammatory responses that are distinct compared with postcardiopulmonary bypass systemic inflammationCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2023
Objectives: Cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass contributes to a robust systemic inflammatory process. Local intrapericardial postsurgical inflammation is believed to trigger important clinical implications, such as postoperative atrial ...
Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, MD, MSc, Friederike I. Schoettler, MD, William D.T. Kent, MD, MSc, Corey A. Adams, MD, MSc, Daniel D. Holloway, MD, MSc, Imtiaz S. Ali, MD, Richard J. Novick, MD, MSc, Muhammad R. Ahsan, MBBS, Robert Scott McClure, MD, MSc, Ganesh Shanmugam, MD, William T. Kidd, MD, Teresa M. Kieser, MD, PhD, Paul W.M. Fedak, MD, PhD, Justin F. Deniset, PhD   +13 more
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The Role of Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) and Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE) Evaluation in Pericardial Fluid for the Recognition of Malignant Pericarditis

The International Journal of Biological Markers, 1997
This study was designed to assess the value of tumor marker evaluation in pericardial fluid for the recognition of malignant pericarditis. Thirty-six patients with signs and symptoms of large pericardial effusion entered the study.
M. Szturmowicz, W. Tomkowski, A. Fijalkowska, J. Burakowski, A. Sakowicz, S. Filipecki   +5 more
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Serum BNP levels are associated with malignant pericardial effusion

International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2019
Introduction: The development of malignant pericardial effusion indicates a poor prognosis and is the leading cause of cardiac tamponade. The objectives of the study were to examine the levels of BNP in traumatic, malignant and non-malignant pericardial ...
Shemy Carasso, Liza Grosman-Rimon, Ali Nassar, Fabio Kusniec, Diab Ghanim, Gabby Elbaz-Greener, Wadi Kinany, Doron Sudarsky, Evgeni Hazanov, Offer Amir   +9 more
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Pericarditis due to Campylobacter coli infection: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Campylobacter spp. is a gram-negative bacillus that causes infectious enteritis and consists of several species, including Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, and Campylobacter fetus. Although C. jejuni and C.
Shohei Katsuno, Chieko Itamoto, Isano Hase   +2 more
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