INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Some reports have described a change in the etiologic spectrum of constrictive pericarditis. In addition, data on the relationship between its clinical presentation and etiology are lacking. We sought to describe the etiologies of the disease, their relationship with its clinical presentation and surgical findings, and to identify predictors of poor outcome. METHOD...

Correspondence: Dr. J. Sagristà Sauleda. Servei de Cardiologia. Hospital General Universitari de la Vall d’Hebron. Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, 118-128. 08035 Barcelona. España. E-mail: [email protected] causing agents and processes ranging from viral and bacterial infections and infections with other microorganisms to invasion by neoplastic diseases. The pericardium can also be affected by ...

Purulent pericarditis remains a life-threatening pathology. There is no consensus on its medicosurgical management. Nevertheless, total pericardiectomy eradicates focus of infection and provides a better outcome than simple pericardial drainage. Because of high morbidity, intrapericardial fibrinolysis has been considered as a less invasive approach for prevention of persistent and constrictive ...

case presentation this is the case of a 22-year-old male with brucella myopericarditis without endocarditis that excellently responded to medical treatment. discussion although brucella myopericarditis is uncommon in endemic areas, it should be considered in the cases with myocarditis and/or pericarditis, especially if no certain explanation exists. introduction brucellosis has various clinical...

Constrictive pericarditis is a rare complication after coronary artery bypass grafting In most cases pericardiectomy is required as a definitive treatment. However, there are several types of constrictive pericarditis such as transient cardiac constriction. Some types of constrictive pericarditis can only be managed with medical therapy. We report a 72-year-old female patient who developed suba...

The potential anti-inflammatory effect of colchicine has been explored in many conditions, including pericarditis. The Cochrane Collaboration Systematic Review included four randomized controlled trials enrolling 564 patients with acute pericarditis (two studies) or recurrent pericarditis (two studies), followed for a period of 20-24 months. Colchicine was associated with a significant reductio...

Tuberculosis pericarditis as a potentially fatal complication of tuberculosis requires effective diagnosis and treatment. We evaluated the efficacy of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) for diagnosing tuberculosis pericarditis in a cohort of Iranian patients presenting with pericarditis. We enrolled 38 patients with presentation of pericarditis. All patients underwent di...

BACKGROUND Acute purulent bacterial pericarditis is of rare occurrence in this modern antibiotic era. Primary involvement of the pericardium without evidence of underlying infection elsewhere is even rarer. It is a rapidly progressive infection with high mortality. We present an extremely rare case of acute purulent bacterial pericarditis in an immunocompetent adult patient with no underlying c...

BACKGROUND The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis is increasing in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. The primary objective of this article was to review and summarize the literature on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of tuberculous pericarditis. METHODS AND RESULTS We searched MEDLINE (January 1966 to May 2005) and the Cochrane Library (Issu...