Pericardial disease--differential diagnosis and management.
The multiple manifestations of pericardial disease pose a diagnostic as well as therapeutic challenge. Differentiation from myocardial infarction, determination of etiology, and coping with complications are primary considerations. Management may involve strategies ranging from supportive treatment for self-limited acute pericarditis to complex medical and surgical maneuvers.
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis; D010496:Pericardium