A review of pericardial diseases: clinical, ECG and hemodynamic features and management.
Pericardial diseases are common, have multiple causes, and are often misdiagnosed. Physicians need to recognize the characteristic and distinguishing features of the three most important pericardial conditions: acute pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, and constrictive pericarditis. In these conditions, proper diagnosis and appropriate management can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality.
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Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000379:methods; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D004232:Diuretics