1.Constrictive Pericarditis Following Acute Idiopathic Pericarditis.
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1984;27(3):313-318
No abstract available.
Pericarditis*
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Pericarditis, Constrictive*
2.Myocarditis and Pericarditis.
Korean Journal of Pediatrics 2004;47(Suppl 1):S116-S119
No abstract available.
Myocarditis*
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Pericarditis*
3.A Case of Pericarditis as a Complication of Meningococcal Meningitis.
Moo Young OH ; Seung Won PARK ; In Soon PARK ; Chul Ho KIM ; Soon Yong LEE
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1983;26(8):799-802
No abstract available.
Meningitis, Meningococcal*
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Pericarditis*
4.Echocardiographic Evaluation of Constrictive Pericarditis.
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2007;15(2):37-39
No abstract available.
Echocardiography*
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Pericarditis, Constrictive*
5.A Case of Constrictive Pericarditis with Localized Pericardial Effusion Simulating a Cystic Mass.
Jung Ae LEE ; Bong Seog KIM ; Hee Jun CHO ; Jae Kwan SONG ; Jhin Oh LEE ; Tae Woong KANG ; Hyo Yoon KIM ; Jae Il ZO ; Young Mog SHIM
Korean Circulation Journal 1991;21(4):791-796
Chronic constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon disease, but an importanat one because of its potential curability. It usually begins with an initial episode of acute pericarditis often with a pericardial effusion which may not be detected clinically. This then progresses to resorption of the effusion followed by obliteration of pericardial abity with formation of fibrotic tissue, which results in symmetrical scarring that produce uniform restriction. In general, there are no specific problems due to remained pericardial effusion in the clinically manifestated case of constrictive pericarditis. We report a case of chronic constrictive pericarditis with localized pericardial effusion, which caused to hemodynamic compromise due to local compression of the right ventricle.
Cicatrix
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Heart Ventricles
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Hemodynamics
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Pericardial Effusion*
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Pericarditis
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Pericarditis, Constrictive*
6.Acute Recurrent Pericarditis Accompanied by Graves' Disease.
Eun Hee KOO ; Sung Min KIM ; Sun Mi PARK ; Ji Won PARK ; Eun Kyoung KIM ; Ga Yeon LEE ; Sung A CHANG ; Sang Chol LEE ; Yeon Hyeon CHOE
Korean Circulation Journal 2012;42(6):419-422
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 pericarditis that was presumed to be associated with Graves' disease which was controlled after management of the problem of the thyroid.
Graves Disease
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Pericarditis
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Thyroid Gland
7.An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for anti-M.tuberculosis antigens for diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2002;12(1):35-40
IgG antibodies to M.tuberculosis antigens were measured by ELISA directly in 51 pairs of sera and pericardial fluids taken from 51 patients with pericarditis at the time of diagnosis. Patients with pericarditis due to tuberculosis have significantly higher level of IgG antibodies in both sera and pericardial fluid than that of the patients with pericarditis due to the other causes and than that of normal, healthy controls. The sensitivity and specificity of ELISA were 84.2% and 88.5%, respectively. The positive and negative accordance of it was 80 and 90.3%
Tuberculosis
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Pericarditis
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Immunosorbents
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diagnosis
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therapeutics
8.The Usefulness of Pericardial Biopsy to Evaluate the Causes of Pericardial Disease.
So Young PARK ; Kee Sik KIM ; Jang Ho BAE ; You Hee KIM
Korean Circulation Journal 1999;29(5):517-522
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The identification of a specific etiology of effusive pericardial disease is difficult because of the limited yield of cytologic and microbiologic pericardial fluid analysis. We performed retrospective study to find out whether pericardial biopsy was superior to pericardial fluid analysis in search of the etiology of pericardial effusion. MATERIALS AND METHOD: We reviewed 76 cases of moderate to severe pericardial effusion on which we performed surgical pericardial biopsy from Sep. 1986 to Sep. 1996. The results of pericardial fluid analysis, clinical manifestation, pericardial biopsy were compared retrospectively. RESULTS: 1)Clinical diagnosis of pericardial effusion were as follow:neoplastic disease (7.9%), tuberculosis (72.4%), constrictive pericarditis (17.1%), and others (2.6%). 2)By the percutaneous pericardial biopsy, we confirmed 19 cases (25%). Etiology of 4 cases (5.3%) were malignancy and 15 cases (19.7%) tuberculosis. Fifteen out of 76 patients who were diagnosed by biopsy as tuberculous pericarditis and 28 patients who were suspected as tuberculous pericarditis clinically were treated with antituberculous medications. Ten patients (66.7%) of pathologically diagnosed patients and 18 patients (69.2%) of clinically diagnosed patients showed complete resolution of pericarditis. CONCLUSION: By pericardial biopsy, we only confirmed 19 cases (25.0%). It means that pericardial biopsy is not superior to pericardial fluid analysis in searching of etiology of pericardial effusion. Moreover, it is not sufficient for final diagnosis of pericardial effusion.
Biopsy*
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Diagnosis
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Humans
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Pericardial Effusion
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Pericarditis
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Pericarditis, Constrictive
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Pericarditis, Tuberculous
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Retrospective Studies
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Tuberculosis
9.Prognostic Value of Initial Echocardiographic Features in Patients With Tuberculous Pericarditis.
Hyung Oh CHOI ; Jong Min SONG ; Tae Sun SHIM ; Sang Hyun KIM ; In Hyun JUNG ; Duk Hyun KANG ; Jae Kwan SONG
Korean Circulation Journal 2010;40(8):377-386
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Tuberculous (TB) pericarditis is a major cause of constrictive pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy. We sought to determine initial prognostic factors in patients with TB pericarditis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We evaluated initial presentation and clinical outcomes (mean follow-up 32+/-27 months) in 60 consecutive patients newly diagnosed with TB pericarditis. RESULTS: Initial presentations were pericardial effusion (PE), effusive-constrictive pericarditis, and constrictive pericarditis in 45 (75%), 9 (15%), and 6 (10%) patients, respectively. Of the 54 patients without initial constrictive pericarditis, 32 (59%) showed echogenic materials in PE, including frond-like exudative coating and fibrinous strands. These patients had a longer disease duration before diagnosis, were initially more symptomatic, in a more advanced state, showed more persistent pericardial constrictions (38% vs. 0%, p<0.001) despite anti-TB medications, and tended to require pericardiectomy more often (19% vs. 0%, p=0.07, p<0.05 by Kaplan-Meier). All patients with effusive-constrictive pericarditis showed echogenic PE. Of the 60 total patients, 10 (17%) underwent pericardiectomies during follow-up. All of these patients showed initial pericardial constrictions, whereas no patient without initial pericardial constriction underwent pericardiectomy (p<0.001). Seven patients showed transient pericardial constrictions that resolved without pericardiectomy. CONCLUSION: Initial pericardial constriction and echogenic PE are poor prognostic signs for persistent pericardial constriction and pericardiectomy in patients with newly diagnosed TB pericarditis. These results suggest that early diagnosis and prompt anti-TB medication may be critical.
Constriction
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Early Diagnosis
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Echocardiography
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Fibrin
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Pericardial Effusion
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Pericardiectomy
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Pericarditis
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Pericarditis, Constrictive
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Pericarditis, Tuberculous
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Prognosis
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Tuberculosis
10.Ga-67 SPECT Finding in Tuberculous Pericarditis with Mediastinal Mass: A case report.
Sung Eun KIM ; In Young HYUN ; Hong Lyeol LEE ; Hyung Jin KIM ; Won Sick CHOE
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2001;35(4):280-285
No abstract available.
Pericarditis, Tuberculous*
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*