منابع مشابه
Recurrent Pericarditis
It occurs in 15% to 32% of cases and the cause of the recurrence is usually unknown, although in some cases it may be traced to viral infection or may be a consequence of coronary artery bypass grafting1. The optimal method for prevention has not been fully established; accepted modalities include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, colchicines, immunosuppressive agents, and ...
متن کاملTherapy of recurrent pericarditis.
e read with interest the paper by Raatikka et al. (1) that gives us useful piece of information regarding pericarditis in children. he data are relevant, particularly regarding the good long-term utcome, with no instance of constriction, in agreement with our xperience in adults. We would like to comment on some tatements regarding therapy. The authors in fact conclude that orticosteroids, meth...
متن کاملRecurrent pericarditis. Relief with colchicine.
Recurrence is one of the major complications of pericarditis. Treatment of recurrence is often difficult, and immunosuppressive drugs or surgery may be necessary. We conducted an open-label prospective study of nine patients (seven men and two women; age, 18-64 years; mean age, 41.7 +/- 13.7 years). Patients were treated with colchicine (1 mg/day) to prevent recurrences. All patients had suffer...
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Recurrent pericarditis is probably the most common and troublesome complication of pericarditis, affecting about 20% to 30% of patients after a first attack of acute pericarditis. Recurrent pericarditis is defined as the recurrence of symptoms and signs of pericarditis after an arbitrary symptom-free interval of 6 weeks. A minimal symptom-free interval of 4 to 6 weeks after the index attack is ...
متن کاملAcute Recurrent Pericarditis Accompanied by Graves' Disease
The etiology of acute pericarditis is often thought to be autoimmune, and Graves' disease has been reported in a few series to manifest as acute pericarditis. Since the etiology of recurrent pericarditis is known to be more associated with autoimmune causes, recurrent acute pericarditis may be a potential cardiovascular complication of Graves' disease. We report a case of recurrent acute perica...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.569244