Pericardial Disease: Diagnosis and Management Part 1-Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Dr. Masud H. Khandaker, a Fellow in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses the diagnosis and management of pericardial disease. In Part I, he discusses acute pericarditis and relapsing pericarditis. In Part II, he discusses cardiac tamponade and constrictive pericarditis. Here is a URL to the proceedings article: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/85/6/572.full

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[jansteveryan]

Thanks for the information. I have been having relapsing pericarditis, twice in 5

months. Changes in ECG and elevated trop counts and c-reactive. I have

mixed connective tissue disease. Every time my trop count is checked it's still

elevated and is getting higher. I am being treated now with Prednisone. Anyone

out there have any similar problems. I have sjorgens, raynauds, fibro, arthritis and

tons of pain... joint etc... doc thinks it may turn into Lupus or Scleroderma in time.

[Allibaby78]

Excellent recap

Just to add a list:

Causes of acute pericarditis-

1.Viruses-Cocksakie,Flu,Epstei­n-Barr Virus(EBV),mumps,varicella,HIV

2.Bacteria-pneumonia,rheumatic fever, TB,staphs,streps,MAI in HIV

3.Fungi

4.Myocardial Infarction

5.Drugs-Procainamide, hydralazine,penicillin,cromoly­n sodium,isoniazid

Others-Uraemia, rheumatoid arthritis, 6.SLE,myxoedema,trauma,surgery­,radiotherapy,sarcoidosis

[ktwaseen]

Great speech by the Great Doctor!