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Rheumatoid constrictive pericarditis.
British journal of rheumatology, 1997 A 73-yr-old woman with a 4 yr history of rheumatoid arthritis presented with the clinical features of congestive cardiac failure. She had a good early response to standard therapy although she subsequently developed recurrent biventricular failure. The preservation of good ventricular function on echocardiography in the face of clinical evidence of ...
McRorie, E +3 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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Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryAim We developed a rapid evaluation scale for pericardiectomy through a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), in order to improve the diagnostic accuracy of pericardiectomy of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis.
Yanhong Ren +4 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis After a Stab Wound of the Chest
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical CasesConstrictive pericarditis is an uncommon cause of diastolic heart failure resulting by impaired cardiac filling from an inelastic pericardium. We present a case of constrictive pericarditis in a 39-years-old man following thoracic penetrating trauma in ...
Carmen Del Giudice +12 more
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An inflammatory condition with different faces: Immunoglobulin G4-Related disease [PDF]
, 2016 __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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Brief images : massive pericardial effusion [PDF]
, 2014 Significant pericardial effusions are an uncommon but very important disorder in childhood. Referring to one of the patients, cross-sectional imaging demonstrated a massive pericardial effusion. The underlying etiology here was connective tissue disease
Chang, Simone, Maharaj, Satish
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineTuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have reached epidemic proportions, particularly affecting vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
L. J. Giliomee +4 more
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A large pericardial effusion and bilateral pleural effusions as the initial manifestations of Familial Mediterranean Fever [PDF]
, 2015 Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a condition characterized by recurrent febrile poly-serositis. Typical presentations of the disease include episodes of fever, abdominal pain and joint pains. Chest pain is a less common presentation.
Cassar Demarco, Daniela +4 more
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Frontiers in MedicineObjectivesThe primary objective of this study is to analyze the clinical manifestations, diagnostic procedures, and outcomes of patients with pathologically confirmed constrictive pericarditis who presented with bilateral pleural effusions.
Weifeng Wei +6 more
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