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Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015
Introduction: Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by constriction of the heart secondary to pericardial inflammation. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is useful imaging modality for addressing the challenges of confirming this ...
Gary Tse, Aamir Ali, Francisco Alpendurada, Sanjay Prasad, Claire E Raphael, Vassilis Vassiliou   +5 more
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Tuberculous pericarditis in a 71-year-old immunocompetent patient: Case report [PDF]

IDCases
Tuberculosis is a transmissible disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is the leading cause of mortality due to infectious diseases.
Carlos Mejia Irias, Odalis Cerrato, Estephany Díaz Mairena   +2 more
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Development of rapid evaluation scale for pericardiectomy of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis by 12-lead electrocardiogram [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Aim 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, Yanshu Dong, Xinyue Fan, Hongrui Xu, Shuangyi Yin   +4 more
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The clinical value of P-wave terminal force in lead V1 in evaluating pericardial thickness in tuberculous constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Aim To investigate the relationship between p wave terminal force (Ptfv1) and pericardial thickness in patients with tuberculous constrictive pericarditis.
Yanhong Ren
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Tuberculous pericarditis [PDF]

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020
Leonardo F. Jurado, Bibiana Pinzón, Zandra R. De La Rosa, Marcela Mejía, Diana M. Palacios   +4 more
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Rare concurrent extrapulmonary tuberculous pericarditis and pleuritis accompanied with lung silicosis [PDF]

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis could affect many organs beside lung airway and parenchyma. The mycobacterium tuberculosis can invade area such as the pleural and pericardium by lymphogenic, hematogenic, or direct infection.
Yulia Devina Suci, Ariani Permatasari, Winariani Koesomoprodjo   +2 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2018
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Faria, D, Freitas, A
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Tuberculous Pericarditis is Multibacillary and Bacterial Burden Drives High Mortality [PDF]

EBioMedicine, 2015
Background: Tuberculous pericarditis is considered to be a paucibacillary process; the large pericardial fluid accumulation is attributed to an inflammatory response to tuberculoproteins. Mortality rates are high. We investigated the role of clinical and
Jotam G. Pasipanodya, Mwenya Mubanga, Mpiko Ntsekhe, Shaheen Pandie, Beki T. Magazi, Freedom Gumedze, Landon Myer, Tawanda Gumbo, Bongani M. Mayosi   +8 more
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The impact of HIV co-infection on presentation and outcome in adults with tuberculous pericarditis: Findings from the IMPI trial

South African Medical Journal, 2023
Background. Little is known about the impact of HIV infection on clinical presentation, complications, and morbid pericarditis-related outcomes of tuberculous pericarditis and its predictors. Objective.
F Gumedze, S Pandie, J B Nachenga, Z Kerbelker, V Francis, L Thabane, M Smieja, J Bosch, S Yusuf, M Ntsekhe, G Meintjes, B M Mayosi   +11 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis Mimicking a Malignant Pericardial Tumor: A Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2023
Tuberculous pericarditis is an extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis that is most commonly associated with pericardial thickening, effusion, and calcification. We present a case of tuberculous pericarditis mimicking a malignant pericardial tumor
Ji Young Park, Ji-Yeon Han, Jinyoung Park, Gi Won Shin, Su Young Yun, Mi Seon Kang, Da Som Kim   +6 more
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