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Cardiac surgery for constrictive pericarditis
, 2022 The pericardium is a protective cardiac biologic tissue. The pericardial structure consists of an avascular, double-walled sac containing two layers: the visceral pericardium, which is a thin layer comprising an inner serous monolayer and pericardial ...
Salerno, Tomas Antonio +7 more
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Effusive-constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
Heart, 2000 A 51 year old man presented with progressive worsening of chronic ascites. He had a history of chronic pericarditis of unknown cause requiring pericardiocentesis three timed in the last decade; the last performed six years previously. At admission, physical examination revealed signs of systemic …
M, Santarone, G, Corrado, G, Belloni
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Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT One of the most serious complications associated with the use of the chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin (DOX) is cardiomyopathy. Although cardioprotective drugs such as angiotensin receptor‐neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI) are used to prevent cardiomyopathy in DOX patients, no studies have reported the relationship between ARNI and endoplasmic ...
Mert Unvan +3 more
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Surgical management of constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Constrictive pericarditis is a disease characterized by marked thickening and dense scarring of the pericardium with pericardial sac obliteration, or calcification of the pericardium.
Kotei, D +7 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis Treated by Surgery [PDF]
, 2012 We reviewed the records of 45 patients (mean age, 46.6 ± 14.9 yr; range, 21–84 yr) with a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis who had undergone pericardiectomy from 1994 through 2006.
Ghavidel, Alireza A +4 more
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Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2017 We here report a successful midterm outcome following combined off-pump radical pericardiectomy and coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in a 65-year-old male patient who was suffering from chronic constrictive calcified tubercular pericarditis with ...
Gauranga Majumdar +4 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020 Background The risk factors of postoperative outcomes after pericardiectomy in tuberculous constrictive pericarditis have still been unclear. This study aimed to investigate the predictors of postoperative complication and prolonged intensive care unit ...
Likui Fang +4 more
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Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.The translational research framework integrating TCM for RA. The figure outlines a stepwise framework for the modernization and clinical translation of TCM in RA. Part 1 highlights the inheritance and development of TCM theory, including classical medical texts, traditional herbal knowledge, and syndrome differentiation–based treatment principles. Part
Jianting Wen +4 more
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Case series: Kikuchi‐Fujimoto disease with diagnostic overlap
Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, EarlyView.Kikuchi‐Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare, self‐limiting necrotizing lymphadenitis that poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its overlap with tuberculosis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and malignancy. We present four cases highlighting distinct diagnostic complexities: KFD mimicking tuberculosis with concomitant latent TB infection and ...
Ecem Kalemoglu +6 more
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2012 Background The purpose of this study was to quantify the heterogeneous distribution of echodensities in the pericardial fluid of patients with tuberculous pericarditis using echocardiography and fractal analysis, and to determine whether there were ...
Ntsekhe Mpiko +2 more
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