The optimal duration of anti-tuberculous therapy before pericardiectomy in constrictive tuberculous pericarditis [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background It is unclear about the duration of anti-tuberculous therapy before pericardiectomy (DATT) in the patients with constrictive tuberculous pericarditis.
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Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2019 A previously healthy 53-year-old Brazilian man presented with a 3-month history of anasarca, dyspnoea on minimal exertion, orthopnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea, low-grade fever and an unintentional 12 kg weight loss. No prior medical condition was related.
Lima NA, Lino DODC, Coelho NM, Melgar T.
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Surgical management of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis in a developing country: case report [PDF]
J Cardiothorac Surg, 2015 Krishinan S +5 more
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Quantification of echodensities in tuberculous pericardial effusion using fractal geometry: a proof of concept study [PDF]
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2012 Background The purpose of this study was to quantify the heterogeneous distribution of echodensities in the pericardial fluid of patients with tuberculous pericarditis using echocardiography and fractal analysis, and to determine whether there were ...
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Effect of prednisolone on inflammatory markers in pericardial tuberculosis: A pilot study [PDF]
International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2018 Background: Pericardial disorders are a common cause of heart disease, and the most common cause of pericarditis in developing countries is tuberculous (TB) pericarditis.
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The Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE-I) on Human N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline (Ac-SDKP) Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 BackgroundTuberculous pericardial effusion is a pro-fibrotic condition that is complicated by constrictive pericarditis in 4% to 8% of cases. N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (Ac-SDKP) is a ubiquitous tetrapeptide with anti-fibrotic properties that ...
Ayanda Trevor Mnguni +3 more
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Calcific pericarditis strangling the heart, an answer to unexplained heart failurediagnostic modalities [PDF]
Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationPericardial calcification is often found incidentally from imaging studies and may be a clue to constrictive pericarditis. Constrictive pericarditis often mimics other causes of heart failure, pulmonary, or liver disease, making it hard to diagnose ...
Sondang Jasmine Sitorus +2 more
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Clinical features of non-tuberculous constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
Thorax, 1974 Ikram, H., Banim, S. O., and Makey, A. R. (1974). Thorax , 29 , 204-208. Clinical features of non-tuberculous constrictive pericarditis. This paper describes the clinical features of five cases of constrictive pericarditis of non-tuberculous aetiology.
H, Ikram, S O, Banim, A R, Makey
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Rare images of tuberculous pericarditis causing constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2013 A 30-year old woman presented with complaints of chest pain, palpitation and echocardiographic findings of a constrictive cardiac haemodynamic pattern with calcification and thickening of the pericardium (Fig. 1). She underwent successful pericardiectomy.
Omer, Tanyeli +2 more
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A case report of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis necessitating total pericardiectomy. [PDF]
Eur Heart J Case Rep, 2021 Yousif N +4 more
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