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Interventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis

BACKGROUND: Tuberculous pericarditis can impair the heart's function and cause death; long term, it can cause the membrane to fibrose and constrict causing heart failure. In addition to antituberculous chemotherapy, treatments include corticosteroids, drainage, and surgery. OBJECTIVES: To asses...

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Autores principales: Wiysonge, Charles S, Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Thabane, Lehana, Volmink, Jimmy, Majombozi, Dumisani, Gumedze, Freedom, Pandie, Shaheen, Mayosi, Bongani M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5618454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000526.pub2