ALLMedicine™ Constrictive Pericarditis Center
Research & Reviews 424 results
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2023.01.029
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology; Castro-Varela A, Schaff HV
Feb 5th, 2023 - Pericardiectomy is performed for a wide variety of pericardial diseases including relapsing pericarditis, effusive-constrictive pericarditis, and chronic constriction. In each of these conditions, we prefer complete pericardiectomy with removal of...
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2172232-overview
Jan 13th, 2023 - Light's Criteria Determination of transudate versus exudate source of pleural effusion Fluid is exudate if one of the following Light’s criteria is present [1, 2, 3, 4] : Effusion protein/serum protein ratio greater than 0.5 Effusion lactate dehyd...
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2172232-print
Jan 13th, 2023 - Determination of transudate versus exudate source of pleural effusion Fluid is exudate if one of the following Light’s criteria is present[1, 2, 3, 4] : Effusion protein/serum protein ratio greater than 0.5 Effusion lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)/ser...
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2172232-overview
Jan 13th, 2023 - Light's Criteria Determination of transudate versus exudate source of pleural effusion Fluid is exudate if one of the following Light’s criteria is present [1, 2, 3, 4] : Effusion protein/serum protein ratio greater than 0.5 Effusion lactate dehyd...
https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.5047
The Heart Surgery Forum; Cui F, Hu Y et. al.
Jan 6th, 2023 - Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma (PMPM) is an extremely rare and lethal cardiac tumor. This article presents a 62-year-old man with recurrent pericardial fluid. The patient's clinical symptoms and imaging features were nonspecific. Initi...
Clinicaltrials.gov 10 results
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01502462
Feb 2nd, 2021 - Inclusion criteria Severe isolated TR for more than 6 months Exclusion criteria Severe mitral and aortic valvular heart disease Age equals to or more than 75 years Malignancy or serious comorbidity with life expectancy < 5years Acute or subacute i...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02685371
Sep 5th, 2018 - This study will evaluate the effect of deep breathing manoeuvres on inter ventricular interdependency physiology. By providing further insight in this basic physiology we want to add more comprehensive data in favor or not of constrictive pericard...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02673879
May 2nd, 2018 - Intrapericardial fibrinolytic agents are used in the drainage of tuberculous, purulent, neoplastic and other inflammatory pericardial effusions to prevent recurrent effusions and constrictive pericarditis. This use is based on evidence from case r...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03253315
Aug 17th, 2017 - Pericarditis usually present with chest pain and dyspnea. Effusion can present with no symptoms, dull ache in left chest and abdominal pain Cardiac tamponade is recognized by the excessive fall of systolic blood pressure Diagnostic workup A) Chest...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02177266
Jun 21st, 2017 - Background. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are at risk for post-pericardiotomy syndrome and post-operative atrial fibrillation. It is unknown whether post-pericardiotomy syndrome predisposes patients to constrictive pericarditis, but cardiac ...
News 22 results
https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/prevention/94751
Sep 28th, 2021 - In response to a study published in August, FDA is investigating whether women really have worse outcomes after Watchman left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) than men. Shorter intervals between measurements: a way to slice a minute off standard ...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958030
Sep 3rd, 2021 - Clinical practice guidelines on the management of heart failure by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) were published in August 2021 in the European Heart Journal.[1] HFpEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction) diagnosis requires e...
https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/893861_2
Feb 7th, 2020 - Because of increased myocardial oxygen consumption and demand beyond a critical level, the following high-output states can precipitate the clinical presentation of heart failure: Profound anemia Thyrotoxicosis Myxedema Paget disease of bone Albri...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/872211_2
Dec 2nd, 2016 - Explanation: What is shown in Figure 1 is the pulse-wave (PW) Doppler through the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). The rhythm is regular, but the peak velocities vary from 0.8 m/s to 1.1 m/s. When there is significant variability in the flow...
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/97069/heart-failure/how-tell-constrictive-pericarditis-mimickers/page/0/2
Cardiology News;
Feb 11th, 2015 - A patient with constrictive pericarditis will have enhanced ventricular interaction arising from the restraint imposed by a rigid, diseased pericardium. That’s crucial.