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Constrictive pericarditis following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Indian Heart Journal, 2013
Constrictive pericarditis following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery is an uncommon disorder. We report a patient who developed constrictive pericarditis after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Anirban Kundu, Om Prakash Yadava, Arvind Prakash   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as a noninvasive marker for restrictive syndromes [PDF]

, 2008
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) and restrictive cardiomyopathy share many similarities in both their clinical and hemodynamic characteristics and N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a sensitive marker of cardiac diastolic ...
ARTEAGA, E., BUCK, P.C., FERNANDES, F., IANNI, B.M., MADY, C., NASTARI, L., RAMIRES, F.J.A., SALEMI, V.M.C.   +7 more
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An intriguing autopsy case of gangrene intestine [PDF]

, 2006
Background Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is one of the most common causes of hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a known cause of hyperlipidemia. There is a strong correlation between coronary and mesenteric vessel atherosclerosis.
E., E.Jayashankar, Patnayak, Rashmi Patnayak, Prayaga, Aruna K. Prayaga, Reddy, Rajasekhar Reddy, S.V.N., S.V.N. Anuradha   +4 more
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Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis in a HIV-positive patient [PDF]

, 2017
Constrictive pericarditis is a relatively rare clinical manifestation nowadays. We present the case of an HIV-positive patient with constrictive calcified pericarditis due to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Balmer, Mary-Claude, Bohlmann, Michael K., Carrel, Thierry P., Eckstein, Friedrich S.   +3 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging of abnormal ventricular septal motion in heart diseases: a pictorial review [PDF]

, 2011
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the usefulness of MR imaging in the clinical evaluation of congenital and acquired cardiac diseases characterised by ventricular septal wall motion abnormality.
Cristina Méndez, Rafaela Soler, Esther Rodriguez, Marisol López, Lucia Álvarez, Noela Fernández, Lorenzo Montserrat   +6 more
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Decoding the Cardiac Immune Microenvironment and Fibroblast Crosstalk in Radiotherapy Combined with Immunotherapy‐Induced Cardiac Fibrosis Based on Single‐Cell Transcriptomic Analysis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study highlights that radioimmunotherapy drives crosstalk between fibroblasts and immune cells (especially macrophages) in the cardiac microenvironment, with IL‐6 as the key mediator, and tocilizumab alleviates cardiac fibrosis by targeting this interplay.
Yuxi Luo, Ying Yu, Zhimin Zeng, Yanxin Chen, Yali Yi, Zhiqin Lu, Fujuan Zeng, Peng Xu, Daya Luo, Leifeng Chen, Anwen Liu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019
BackgroundThe extent of pericardiectomy is an important issue in constrictive pericarditis but its impact on long-term outcomes has been rarely reported.
Min Suk Choi, D. Jeong, J. Oh, Sung‐A Chang, Sung-Ji Park, S. Chung   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The intersection of health inequalities and COVID‐19: Evidence from National Health Insurance Big Data in South Korea

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Health inequalities persist along lines of income and wealth, shaped by unequal access to healthcare, differences in health behaviors, and pre‐existing chronic conditions. The COVID‐19 pandemic further put families in Korea under health strain and worsened their health outcomes.
Jaehyun Nam, Sarah Jiyoon Kwon, Wonik Lee, Eunji Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pericarditis constrictiva calcificada: una presentación inicial infrecuente de la esclerodermia

Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2017
Resumen: Aunque la afectación pericárdica ha sido demostrada de forma habitual en autopsias de pacientes afectos de esclerodermia, esta afectación pericárdica rara vez es sintomática.
Daniel Hernández-Vaquero, Rubén Álvarez-Cabo, Rocío Díaz, Carlos Morales, Francisco Callejo, Jacobo Silva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Constrictive pleuropericarditis: a dominant clinical manifestation in Whipple’s disease [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Whipple’s disease is a rare, multisystemic, chronic infectious disease which classically presents as a wasting illness characterized by polyarthralgia, diarrhea, fever, and lymphadenopathy. Pleuropericardial involvement is a common pathologic
Alan N Baer, George Stojan, Michael T Melia, Peter Illei, Sandeep J Khandhar, Stojan, George   +5 more
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