Journal of Acute DiseaseRationale: Synthetic cannabinoids are increasingly used as recreational drugs and have been associated with adverse cardiovascular effects. However, reports of synthetic cannabinoids accompanied by constrictive pericarditis are limited. Patient’s concern:
Mahsa Behnemoon +4 more
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Propionibacterium acnes: A Treatable Cause of Constrictive Pericarditis
Case Reports in Medicine, 2015 In this case report we share a case of infective Pericarditis caused by Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) in an immune-competent, nonsurgical patient. This case and review will illustrate the importance of considering P.
Daniel Cruz +3 more
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Integration of the Comprehensive Physical Examination and Diagnostic Tools in Clinical Cardiology
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction There are currently no established effective additional substrate ablation strategies beyond pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Objective This randomized clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of a novel substrate ablation technique using the ExTRa Mapping system, which visualizes rotational ...
Tetsuma Kawaji +10 more
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Tuberculous pericardial abscess with impending pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade [PDF]
, 2011 The case of a 59 year male with acute tuberculous pericardial abscess who presented with cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, signs of Tamponade and a large Pleural Effusion is reported.
Faheem-ul-Haq, +4 more
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Clinical review: Intrapericardial fibrinolysis in management of purulent pericarditis [PDF]
, 2011 Purulent pericarditis (PP) is a potentially life-threatening disease. Reported mortality rates are between 20 and 30%. Constrictive pericarditis occurs over the course of PP in at least 3.5% of cases.
Augustin, Pascal +6 more
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Transient constrictive pericarditis in Bruton disease: a case report
Российский кардиологический журналIntroduction. Constrictive pericarditis is a long-term consequence of any pathological process developing in the pericardium due to fibrinous thickening and calcification of its layers, which prevents normal cardiac diastolic filling. One of its forms is
S. V. Kruchinova +5 more
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Tolerance for uncertainty and medical students' specialty choices: A myth revisited
Medical Education, EarlyView.Abstract Background In 1962, the idea emerged that medical students' tolerance of uncertainty could determine their specialty choice. While some studies supported this claim, others refuted it, often using independently developed instruments. We explored whether the reported link between specialty choice and uncertainty tolerance is more myth than ...
Odette Wegwarth +6 more
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The initiative to investigate the management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI) Registry : a substudy on the causes of constrictive pericarditis and predictors of mortality in patients with constrictive pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy at Groote Schuur Hospital (The Constrictive Pericarditis Substudy) [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Causes of constrictive pericarditis and predictors of peri-operative outcome following pericardiectomy are not clearly elucidated, especially in Africa, where disease characteristics differ from developed countries. Furthermore, the impact of
Mutyaba, Arthur Kaggwe
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Massive pericardial hematoma simulating constrictive pericarditis: a complication of radiofrequency catheter ablation [PDF]
, 1998 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;115:726-
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