| Autor: |
V D Mathiasen, C A Frederiksen, C Wejse, S H Poulsen |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Echo Research and Practice, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp K7-K12 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2055-0464 |
| DOI: |
10.1530/ERP-19-0019 |
| Popis: |
Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare diagnosis seen among as few as 1% of tuberculosis (TB) patients in developed countries. We present a case of a 60-year-old male suffering from a transient constrictive pericarditis and subclinical involvement of the myocardium in a clinical case of tuberculous pericarditis with corresponding improvement after the initiation of anti-tuberculous treatment. We suggest monitoring of myocardial function using global longitudinal strain by myocardial speckle tracking strain analysis as supplement to routine left ventricular ejection fraction to assess clinical improvement in patients at risk of developing constrictive pericarditis. |
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