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Delayed Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis Resulting in Recurrent Heart Failure: A Case Report

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Constrictive pericarditis can lead to compromised diastolic ventricular filling due to pericardial inflammation and fibrosis. A diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis was established by identifying structural and hemodynamic features through ...
Chunliang Wang, Yuzhu Fan, Guiting Liang, Yu Chen, Tian Tu, Juan Du   +5 more
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Pericardial mesothelioma presenting as chronic constrictive pericarditis. A series of three cases from a single institution

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2018
Pericardial mesotheliomas are rare tumors which often present with features of constrictive pericarditis. We present clinical, imaging, histological, and immunohistochemical findings of three cases presenting with chronic constrictive pericarditis.
Monalisa Hui, K R Harshavardhana, Shantveer G Uppin   +2 more
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Chronic constrictive pericarditis: a rare cardiac involvement in primary Sjögren’s syndrome

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023
Background Constrictive pericarditis represents a chronic condition and systemic inflammatory diseases are a known, yet uncommon, cause. Pericardial involvement is seldom reported in primary Sjögren’s syndrome, usually occurring in association with ...
Fabiana Duarte, Luís Oliveira, Tomás Fontes, Sância Ramos, Raquel Dourado, Dinis Martins   +5 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis with Extensive Calcification and Caseous Necrosis [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020
Constrictive pericarditis is a disease where loss of pericardial elasticity and restriction of filling of the cardiac chambers occurs. It is most often seen as an associated symptom of heart failure.
Marco Antônio Volpe, Jorge Edwin Morocho Paredes, Emerson Maron, Isaac Samuel Moscoso Sanchez, João Alberto Pastor de Oliveira, Luiza Zita D’Albuquerque Silveira   +5 more
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Serum NT pro-BNP: relation to systolic and diastolic function in cardiomyopathies and pericardiopathies [PDF]

, 2008
FUNDAMENTO: O NT pro-BNP é marcador de disfunção sistólica e diastólica. OBJETIVO: Determinar os níveis de NT pro-BNP em pacientes com cardiopatia chagásica, hipertrófica, restritiva e afecções pericárdicas, e sua relação com medidas ecocardiográficas de
ARTEAGA, Edmundo, BUCK, Paula de Cássia, DIAS, Ricardo Ribeiro, FERNANDES, Fábio, IANNI, Barbara Maria, MADY, Charles, NASTARI, Luciano, RAMIRES, Felix José Alvarez, SALEMI, Vera Maria Cury   +8 more
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A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Incomplete Lupus

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Patients with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who do not fulfill classification criteria can be designated as incomplete lupus erythematosus (ILE). This condition includes individuals with a high risk of progression to SLE. Treatment of ILE may reduce symptoms, severity, and incidence of SLE.
Nancy J. Olsen, Duanping Liao, Judith A. James, Joel M. Guthridge, Cristina Arriens, Diane Kamen, Mariko Ishimori, Daniel J. Wallace, Christopher Striebich, Sonali Narain, Benjamin F. Chong, Fan He, Eric W. Schaefer, Vernon M. Chinchilli, David R. Karp   +14 more
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Constrictive pericarditis presenting as chylothorax [PDF]

, 2011
Chylothorax is a rare clinical condition that can be attributed to a damaged thoracic duct. The condition is suggested by aspiration of milky white fluid from the pleural cavity and is commonly associated with either malignant diseases or trauma (e.g ...
Fatimi, Saulat H., Khan, J. A., Naeem, M., Sobani, Z. A., Zubairi, A.   +4 more
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Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
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A failing right heart in an eggshell: A case report of idiopathic constrictive pericarditis

Clinical Case Reports
key Clinical Message Constrictive Pericarditis is a rare fibrotic conversion of the pericardium that results in non‐specific clinical symptoms such as hepatomegaly, ascites, pleural effusions, and lower extremity edema.
Nivedha Balaji, Sheriff N. Dodoo, Alex Adams, Priyadarshini Dixit, Giancarlo Acosta, Jaime Burkle   +5 more
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Subacute pericardial abscess after aortic valve replacement: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Purulent pericarditis is an infectious disease, frequently caused by gram-positive bacteria, that is rarely observed in healthy individuals, and is often associated with predisposing conditions.
Ilenia Magnani, Alberto Spadotto, Pasquale Paolisso, Alberto Foà, Carlo Savini, Davide Pacini, Carmine Pizzi, Nazzareno Galiè   +7 more
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