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Colchicine in Treatment of Intractable Postpericardiotomy Syndrome in an Elderly Patient

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gerontology, 2011
Postpericardiotomy syndrome is a specific type of acute pericarditis because of a delayed pericardial and/or pleural reaction after thoracic surgery. Relapse after aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and/or steroid treatment or intractable to ...
Lin-Shong Li, Chun-Fu Chen, Der-Yan Tai
doaj   +1 more source

An intriguing autopsy case of gangrene intestine [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +4 more
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Constrictive pericarditis and rheumatoid nodules with severe aortic incompetence. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The case of a female patient presenting with constrictive rheumatoid pericarditis and aortic incompetence secondary to valvular rheumatoid nodules is described along with a review of the literature with the aim to highlight this rare cause of aortic ...
Beattie, R   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Epidemiology of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA vaccines in Ontario, Canada: by vaccine product, schedule and interval

open access: yesmedRxiv, 2021
Structured Abstract Importance: Increased rates of myocarditis/pericarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have been observed. However, little data are available related to product-specific differences, which have important programmatic impacts ...
S. Buchan   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mortality risk stratification for Takotsubo syndrome: Evaluating CRP measurement alongside the InterTAK prognostic score

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1427-1436, April 2025.
Abstract Background and objectives Initially described as a benign acute cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo syndrome has been linked to elevated mortality rates. Emerging evidence suggests that unresolved myocardial inflammation may contribute to this adverse prognosis.
Loïc Faucher   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pericarditis constrictiva calcificada: una presentación inicial infrecuente de la esclerodermia

open access: yesCirugía 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pericarditis Constrictiva in a 10-Year-Old Boy After Influenza A Virus Infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Pericarditis constrictiva is caused by fibrotic degeneration of the pericardium and leads to impaired diastolic ventricular filling. The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis in children remains challenging and often requires a multimodal approach.
Knirsch, W.   +2 more
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Facilitators, barriers, and insights using an HFA‐PEFF‐based clinical decision support system: A proof‐of‐concept study

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, EarlyView.
Analysis of the usage of the HFA‐PEFF score‐based clinical decision support system (CDSS) and the main barriers and facilitators to its implementation, based on a survey of physicians. Abstract Background and aims Knowing that heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) can be difficult to diagnose, a clinical decision support system ...
Isidora Milosavljević   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma

open access: yesCase Reports in Cardiology, 2016
Drug-induced pericarditis is a well-described cardiac pathology that can result from a variety of medications; however, interferon-mediated pericarditis is extremely rare.
Farhan Ashraf   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated pneumonia complicated by purulent pericarditis: case series

open access: yesJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2015
Objective: In the antibiotic era, purulent pericarditis is a rare entity. However, there are still reports of cases of the disease, which is associated with high mortality, and most such cases are attributed to delayed diagnosis.
Catia Cillóniz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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