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Recurrent pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery: the use of colchicine after recalcitrant conventional therapy

Pericardial effusion represents a common postoperative complication in cardiac surgery. Nonetheless, it can be resistant to conventional therapy leading to prolonged in-hospital stay and worsening of clinical conditions. Recent literature shows that colchicine therapy should be useful in the treatme...

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Autores principales: Dainese, Luca, Cappai, Antioco, Biglioli, Paolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21831274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-6-96