Trefjagollurshús - sjúkratilfelli með umræðu
| Autor: | Jon Thorkell Einarsson, Tomas Gudbjartsson, Ragnar Danielsen, Olafur Skúli Indridaon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Constrictive pericarditis
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Peripheral edema General Medicine medicine.disease Lethargy Pericarditis medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine Heart failure medicine Cardiology Etiology Pericardium medicine.symptom Pericardiectomy business |
| Zdroj: | Læknablaðið. 2010:475-480 |
| ISSN: | 1670-4959 0023-7213 |
| Popis: | Constricitve pericarditis is an uncommon condition, often of unknown etiology but can be caused by infections, such as tuberculosis, inflammation of the pericardium, radiation therapy or asbestos exposure. Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by fibrosis and often severe calcifications of the pericardial sac which eventually restricts normal diastolic filling of the heart. This consequently leads to a combination of left and right heart failure, often with prominent jugular venous distentsion, liver enlargement, peripheral edema and lethargy. Diagnosis can be difficult and is often delayed. Surgery, involving partial removal of the pericardial sac, usually leads to relief of symptoms. Here we report a case from Landspitali together with a review of the literature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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