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Innate Lymphoid Cells Play a Pathogenic Role in Pericarditis
Summary: We find that cardiac group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are essential for the development of IL-33-induced eosinophilic pericarditis. We show a pathogenic role for ILC2s in cardiac inflammation, in which ILC2s activated by IL-33 drive the ...
Hee Sun Choi +12 more
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Use of Anakinra in steroid dependent recurrent pericarditis: a case report and review of literature
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine are the cornerstone treatment for recurrent pericarditis. Corticosteroids are frequently used in patients with recurrent episodes of pericarditis.
Vinay Kumar Thallapally +3 more
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Pericarditis, a clinical syndrome characterized by inflammation and thickening of the pericardium, is one of the most common forms of inflammatory diseases of the cardiovascular system.
E. L. Nasonov +3 more
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Chronic pericarditis characterised by adhesions between the parietal and visceral pericardium is called adhesive pericarditis. In South Africa, tuberculosis is the most common cause of chronic pericarditis.
Margaret E. Kisansa +3 more
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Melioidosis Pericarditis Mimicking Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]
Cases of melioidosis (N = 2) and tuberculous pericarditis (N = 33) during 1996-2006 were reviewed. Clinical presentations were similar, but pericardial pathological findings were not. Nine of 12 patients with melioidosis required pericardectomy.
Ploenchan, Chetchotisakd +3 more
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Epicardial Nodules as the Initial Manifestation of Immunoglobulin G4–Related Pericarditis
Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)–related pericarditis, an immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory condition, is a rare yet life-threatening disease presenting with constrictive pericarditis.
Hiroyuki Yamamoto, MD, PhD +4 more
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Shortening of the PR interval in pericarditis after coronary bypass surgery [PDF]
Background: Pericarditis, following pericardiotomy, is a well-known complication of cardiac surgery. The diagnosis of postpericardiotomy pericarditis (PP) is based on the electrocardiography (ECG) changes the ST segment elevation in combination with a ...
David P. Dundua +2 more
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Pericarditis is a common cardiac manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Serositis is recognized in the ACR, SLICC, and EULAR/ACR classification criteria. We reviewed the prior research regarding the epidemiology, risk factors, presentation, and treatment of pericarditis in SLE.
Dein, Eric +4 more
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Case report: Epstein–Barr virus and constrictive pericarditis—An unusual combination
Constrictive pericarditis is a chronic inflammatory process that can lead to heart failure if not diagnosed and treated correctly. Although Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)–related pericarditis is a very rare condition, it should still be considered for a ...
Mario Panebianco +8 more
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Pericardial effusion caused by viral pericarditis in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis
Background Acute pericarditis causes acute inflammation of the pericardium. Although most cases of pericarditis are idiopathic with no identifiable cause, its etiology can be infectious, such as viral, bacterial, mycotic, and tuberculous infections, or ...
Masahiro Egawa +8 more
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