Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019 Background The extent of pericardiectomy is an important issue in constrictive pericarditis but its impact on long-term outcomes has been rarely reported.
Min Suk Choi +5 more
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
, 2013 Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a rare clinical entity that can pose diagnostic problems. The diagnosis of CP requires a high degree of clinical suspicion.
Doustkami, Hossein +4 more
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Constrictive pericarditis and rheumatoid nodules with severe aortic incompetence. [PDF]
, 2014 The case of a female patient presenting with constrictive rheumatoid pericarditis and aortic incompetence secondary to valvular rheumatoid nodules is described along with a review of the literature with the aim to highlight this rare cause of aortic ...
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International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2019 Background: Pericardiectomy procedure is commonly indicated for constrictive pericarditis (CP). One of the most important clue to diagnosis of CP is the signs and symptoms of right-sided heart failure that are not completely explained by presence of ...
Azam Jan +7 more
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Constrictive pericarditis in a post–renal transplant patient: a case report [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Constrictive pericarditis is a rare complication in the post–renal transplant period. It poses a diagnostic dilemma even in the modern era. Its incidence is not known and tuberculosis is implicated in some of the cases. CASE PRESENTATION: A
Chaminda Kularathne +3 more
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Idiopathic Constrictive Pericarditis and Eggshell Calcification of the Heart
JACC: Case Reports, 2020 Extensive pericardial calcification is rare in patients with chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP). We report the case of a young man who had CCP with “eggshell” calcification of the pericardium and the classic features of CCP on echocardiography and ...
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD +4 more
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Effects of Intraoperative Fluid Management on Postoperative Outcomes After Pericardiectomy
Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 Background: The effects of intraoperative fluid management on the patients with constrictive pericarditis undergoing pericardiectomy remain unclear. This study explored the relationship between intraoperative fluid management and postoperative outcomes ...
Likui Fang +4 more
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Constrictive pleuropericarditis: a dominant clinical manifestation in Whipple’s disease [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Whipple’s disease is a rare, multisystemic, chronic infectious disease which classically presents as a wasting illness characterized by polyarthralgia, diarrhea, fever, and lymphadenopathy. Pleuropericardial involvement is a common pathologic
Alan N Baer +5 more
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Pericardite constritiva recorrente – um desafio diagnóstico e terapêutico
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 2015 Resumo: Insuficiência cardíaca direita recorrente após pericardectomia pode ser causada por pericardectomia incompleta, constrição recorrente, disfunção diastólica ou atingimento miocárdico. A identificação de pericardite constritiva (PC) recorrente após
Raquel Ferreira +3 more
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The Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE-I) on Human N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline (Ac-SDKP) Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Tuberculous pericardial effusion is a pro-fibrotic condition that is complicated by constrictive pericarditis in 4% to 8% of cases. N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (Ac-SDKP) is a ubiquitous tetrapeptide with anti-fibrotic properties ...
Borkum, Megan S +3 more
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