NLRP3 inflammasome as a key player in pericarditis: rationale for a targeted therapeutic strategy [PDF]
, 2021 Objectives. To (i) determine the formation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the pathogenesis of pericarditis and (ii) recreate pericardial inflammation in mice with a toll-like-receptor-2/inflammasome inducer and assess the effect of anti-inflammatory drugs ...
Bonaventura, Aldo
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Armored heart as an image of constrictive pericarditis - a review of the literature [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction: Pericarditis is diagnosed among 5% patients hospitalized due to chest pain. It is included in pericardial syndromes together with constrictive pericarditis, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade.
Drobek, Dominik +9 more
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Perikarditis im Rahmen rheumatologischer Erkrankungen – Was der Rheumatologe wissen sollte [PDF]
, 2020 Pericarditis is the term for inflammatory involvement of the pericardium, which can be associated with pericardial effusion and myocardial involvement (perimyocarditis).
Krusche, M., Ruffer, N., Schneider, U.
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Constrictive pericarditis and rheumatoid nodules with severe aortic incompetence. [PDF]
, 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
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Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
, 2018 Constrictive pericarditis is a rare presentation. We need a very high index of clinical suspicion to diagnose the disease. It most commonly presents secondary to tuberculosis (TB) in the developing world and post-radiation therapy in the developed world.
Gangwani, Manesh Kumar +3 more
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A Pharmacoepidemiological Study of Myocarditis and Pericarditis Following the First Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Europe [PDF]
, 2023 This study assessed the myocarditis and pericarditis reporting rate of the first dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Europe. Myocarditis and pericarditis data pertinent to mRNA COVID19 vaccines (1 January 2021–11 February 2022) from EudraVigilance database
Cowan, Logan, Fung, Isaac, Tome, Joana
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Multimodal imaging in constrictive pericarditis: a case report of cardiac cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2023 Constrictive pericarditis is a rare cause of ascites and cardiac cirrhosis. We present the case of a 36-year- old male patient with a history of cirrhosis of unknown etiology, who consulted for refractory ascites, dyspnea, and lower limb swelling ...
Baltodano-Arellano, Roberto +6 more
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Pathogenesis and antigenic characterization of a new East European subtype 3 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus isolate [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is divided into a European and North American genotype. East European PRRSV isolates have been found to be of the European genotype, but form different subtypes. In the present study,
Geldhof, Marc +5 more
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Incidental radiological finding of a renal tumour leading to the diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome [PDF]
, 2011 Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterised by benign tumours of the hair follicle, renal cancer, pulmonary cysts and spontaneous pneumothorax.
Dewilde, Dirk +5 more
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ETIOLOGY, INVESTIGATIONS, AND TREATMENT IN CASES OF CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS [PDF]
, 2022 The fibroelastic sac that covers the heart is known as the pericardium. It has an effect on cardiac hemodynamics and serves as a protective barrier. Constrictive pericarditis is a condition in which the pericardium grows granulation tissue, causing a ...
ABD AL-RAZIK, ASHRAF HAMADA +5 more
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