Purulent Pericarditis: Is It Really a Disease of the Past?
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 The authors present a case of purulent pericarditis probably secondary to respiratory infection, a rare entity in the antibiotic era. Pericardial fluid analysis identified streptococci and oral anaerobes as the causative agents.
Laura Costa +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Prognostic Value of the Persistence or Change in Pericardial Effusion Status on Serial Echocardiograms in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Pericardial effusion in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an indicator of right heart failure and a marker of poor prognosis; its significance on serial transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) is not clear.
Dardari, Zeina A.
core
Arrhythmia induction using isoproterenol or epinephrine during electrophysiology study for supraventricular tachycardia [PDF]
, 2018 Background Electrophysiology study (EPS) is an important part of the diagnosis and workup for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Provocative medications are used to induce arrhythmias, when they are not inducible at baseline. The most common medication
Padanilam, Benzy J. +4 more
core +1 more source
Safety and prognostic value of left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy in dilated cardiomyopathy
European Journal of Heart Failure, EarlyView.Safety and prognostic value of left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy in dilated cardiomyopathy. CVF, left ventricular collagen volume fraction; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; EMB, endomyocardial biopsy; LV, left ventricular. Aims The need to perform endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) in patients with non‐ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathies (DCM) is debated ...
Elham Kayvanpour +15 more
wiley +1 more source
Contact force sensing in ablation of ventricular arrhythmias using a 56-hole open-irrigation catheter: a propensity-matched analysis. [PDF]
, 2021 PURPOSE: The effect of adding contact force (CF) sensing to 56-hole tip irrigation in ventricular arrhythmia (VA) ablation has not been previously studied.
A Sarkozy +16 more
core +1 more source
Precision Medical Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract ROS1‐rearranged lung adenocarcinoma is a rare subset of non‐small‐cell lung cancer, typically occurring in young never‐smokers. Its occurrence in very young men with a fluid‐dominant presentation is unusual and may lead to diagnostic pitfalls.
Thanh Thao Nguyen +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Percutaneous pericardiocentesis using the apical approach: case series and review of the literature
The Egyptian Heart JournalBackground Pericardiocentesis offers a definitive diagnostic and a life-saving therapeutic modality through removal of pericardial fluid and relief of high intrapericardial pressure.
Malek Alaiwah +11 more
doaj +1 more source
Cardiac tamponade with chylopericardium in a 6-year-old boy with central venous catheter: a case report [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine JournalCardiac tamponade (CT) is a rare but potentially lethal complication associated with central venous catheters (CVCs). We present a 6-year-old boy who developed CT after CVC insertion in the right internal jugular vein, with its tip in the inferior vena ...
In Kyung Lee +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Video-assisted thoracoscopic pericardial fenestration for loculated or recurrent effusions [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: The validity of video-assisted thoracoscopic pericardial fenestration was prospectively assessed for loculated effusions, effusions previously treated by percutaneous catheter manoeuvres and those with concurrent pleural diseases.
Fuhrer, Jürg +3 more
core
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate clinical nurses' perceptions and acceptability of procedure videos developed to support them during rare clinical procedures. In addition, a secondary aim was to investigate whether these videos reduce anxiety and enhance clinical reasoning.
Jacqueline Colgan +4 more
wiley +1 more source