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The Heart Matters: Contribution of Genetic Factors in Recurrent Pericarditis
Recurrent pericarditis is a state of repetitive inflammation of the pericardium with intervals of remission. The etiology of recurrent pericarditis is still largely unknown, yet most causes are presumed to be immune mediated.
Conti, Fabrizio +7 more
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Introduction. Recurrent pericarditis poses significant challenges in pregnant and breastfeeding women, requiring treatments that balance maternal health with fetal safety.
Società Italiana di Reumatologia
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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
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Recurrent acute pericarditis: Follow-up study of 31 patients [PDF]
Thirty-one patients with recurrent pericarditis were observed for periods of 2 to 19 years. Twenty-four had idiopathic pericarditis; four had postoperative or posttraumatic pericarditis, two had postinfarction pericarditis and one had recurrent ...
Harbin, A. Daniel, Fowler, Noble O.
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An update on the pathophysiology of acute and recurrent pericarditis
a B S T r a c T INTRODUCTION: Pericarditis is an inflammatory disease of the pericardium. Progress has been done in recent years in the understanding of its pathophysiology.
Abbate A. +5 more
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Recurrent pericarditis is a common complication of acute pericarditis (15–30%) for which, in most cases, no underlying etiology is found [idiopathic recurrent pericarditis (IRP)]. IRP is currently viewed as an autoinflammatory disease with characteristic
George Lazaros +2 more
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Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury +3 more
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Clinical management and therapy of idiopathic recurrent pericarditis
Recurrent pericarditis is defined when pericarditic chest pain reappears after a symptom-free period of at least 4 to 6 weeks and after completion of full-dose anti-inflammatory therapy. Idiopathic pericarditis is the commonest etiology. The diagnosis of
Andrea Assolari +5 more
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Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) markedly cuts heart and left lung radiation doses during left‐sided breast cancer radiotherapy. The normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) model further confirms lower predicted cardiopulmonary toxicities versus free breathing (FB), potentially improving patients’ quality of life.
Lin Lin +10 more
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Interleukin-1 Blockers in Recurrent and Acute Pericarditis: State of the Art and Future Directions
Diseases of the pericardium encompass a spectrum of conditions, including acute and recurrent pericarditis, where inflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations. Anti-inflammatory therapy indeed forms the cornerstone of
Antonella Gallo +9 more
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