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Clinical review: Intrapericardial fibrinolysis in management of purulent pericarditis

Purulent pericarditis (PP) is a potentially life-threatening disease. Reported mortality rates are between 20 and 30%. Constrictive pericarditis occurs over the course of PP in at least 3.5% of cases. The frequency of persistent PP (chronic or recurrent purulent pericardial effusion occurring despit...

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Autores principales: Augustin, Pascal, Desmard, Mathieu, Mordant, Pierre, Lasocki, Sigismond, Maury, Jean-Michel, Heming, Nicholas, Montravers, Philippe
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/PMC3219308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21575282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10022