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A Rare Complication of End-stage Renal Disease: Constrictive Pericarditis
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a devastating disease associated with cardiovascular morbidity. The prevalence of pericardial syndromes associated with ESRD is increasing because the survival of chronic renal failure (CRF) patients is prolonged ...
Cansu Ceren Eryılmaz+7 more
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Determinants of cardiac output in health and heart failure
Abstract Sustained physical exercise depends on delivery of oxygenated blood to exercising muscle. At least among healthy individuals, bulk transport of blood is tightly matched to metabolic demand, such that cardiac output increases by ∼6 L/min for every 1 L/min increase in oxygen uptake. Multiple factors contribute to the regulation of cardiac output,
Ibrahim Ainab+7 more
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PERICARDITIS CONSTRICTIVA EN UNA MUJER DE 36 AÑOS / Constrictive Pericarditis in a 36 year-old woman [PDF]
ResumenPaciente femenina, de 36 años de edad, con antecedentes de dos gestaciones, dos partos y ningún aborto, que en el año 2003 tras su segundo parto, distócico por cesárea, desarrolla una pericarditis de causa no precisada que produjo un derrame ...
Guillermo R. Quintana Cañizárez+2 more
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Thoracoscopic Partial Pericardiectomy in 13 Dogs [PDF]
Thirteen dogs with cardiac tamponade resulting from pericardial effusion were prospectively evaluated to determine feasibility and outcome of thoracoscopic partial pericardiectomy. A lateral thoracoscopic approach allowed adequate exposure to remove a 4‐ to 5‐cm‐diameter section of pericardium in all dogs.
Dana P. Launer+2 more
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Background Cardiac MRI feature tracking (FT) allows objective assessment of segmental left ventricular (LV) function following a myocardial infarction (MI), but its utilization in sheep, where interventions can be tested, is lacking. Purpose To apply and validate FT in a sheep model of MI and describe post‐MI LV remodeling.
Steven K.S. Cho+10 more
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An inflammatory condition with different faces: Immunoglobulin G4-Related disease [PDF]
__Background:__ Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic fibro-inflammatory condition with involvement of different organs. The pathophysiological mechanism is unclear, but fibrosis is the hallmark of this disease.
Guenoun, J. (Jamal)+4 more
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The effects of HIV/AIDS on the clinical profile and outcomes post pericardiectomy of patients with constrictive pericarditis: a retrospective review. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The clinical profile and surgical outcomes of patients with constrictive pericarditis were compared in HIV-positive and -negative individuals.
Laurence, G+3 more
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Objective We aimed to investigate the remission rate and disease duration in idiopathic or post–cardiac injury pericarditis and risk factors for disease duration and anti–interleukin‐1 (IL‐1) agent discontinuation. Methods This was a multicenter, longitudinal, observational study including 370 patients (51.4% female).
Elisa Ceriani+18 more
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The management of tuberculous pericardial effusion : experience in 233 consecutive patients [PDF]
The original publication is available at http://www.cvja.co.za/Aim: We report on the 30-day and one-year outcome of consecutive effusive pericarditis patients, including those with tuberculous pericarditis, over a six-year-period. Methods and Results:
Reuter, Helmuth+3 more
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Cardiac surgery in a patient with implanted vagal nerve stimulator
The prevalence of epilepsy worldwide is around 0.5%–2% of the population. Antiepileptic medications are the first line of treatment in most of the cases but approximately 25%–30% epilepsy patients are refractory to the single or combination therapy.
Aashish Jain, Dheeraj Arora, Yatin Mehta
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