Pericardial disease: current diagnosis and management methods
| Autor: | Rice Tw, Schiavone Wa |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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Constrictive pericarditis
Adult Male Systemic disease medicine.medical_specialty Heart Diseases Doppler echocardiography Diagnosis Differential Pericarditis Cardiac tamponade medicine Pericardium Humans medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pericarditis Constrictive Magnetic resonance imaging General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cardiac Tamponade medicine.anatomical_structure Mediastinal Cyst Echocardiography cardiovascular system Female Radiology Differential diagnosis business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine. 56(6) |
| ISSN: | 0891-1150 |
| Popis: | Diseases of the pericardium can be indolent or have a sudden onset. They may be primary, but more often are secondary to a systemic disease or previous therapy. Pericardial diseases imitate more common cardiac diseases and therefore can be difficult to diagnose. This paper's four case presentations illustrate use of recently developed methods that facilitate diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging is useful for the diagnosis of congenital absence of the pericardium. Echocardiography and computed tomography are useful for the diagnosis of pericardial cysts. Diagnosis of cardiac tamponade is aided by echocardiography, and Doppler echocardiography can help diagnose constrictive pericarditis. Effective management of pericardial diseases requires an understanding of the pathophysiology and natural history of each disease entity, knowledge of the individual patient, and realistic application of therapy. |
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