An Unusual Complication of Pericarditis

Background  According to current guidelines, acute pericarditis is an inflammatory pericardial syndrome with or without pericardial effusion. Case Description  We report on a patient who was treated for purulent pericarditis and developed a fistula from the ascending aorta to the right ventricle (RV...

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Autores principales: Rad, Ashraf, Lange, Ulrich, Makowski, Bartholomaeus, Held, Thomas, Schönwälder, Jürgen, Schmoeckel, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6291378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30574449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1676034
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author Rad, Ashraf
Lange, Ulrich
Makowski, Bartholomaeus
Held, Thomas
Schönwälder, Jürgen
Schmoeckel, Michael
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description Background  According to current guidelines, acute pericarditis is an inflammatory pericardial syndrome with or without pericardial effusion. Case Description  We report on a patient who was treated for purulent pericarditis and developed a fistula from the ascending aorta to the right ventricle (RV), leading to cardiac decompensation. Operative closure of the aortic and RV perforation solved the problem. Conclusion  Bacterial pericarditis may lead to life-threatening complications. Early diagnosis and immediate therapy are essential for a successful outcome.
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spelling pubmed-62913782018-12-20 An Unusual Complication of Pericarditis Rad, Ashraf Lange, Ulrich Makowski, Bartholomaeus Held, Thomas Schönwälder, Jürgen Schmoeckel, Michael Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep Background  According to current guidelines, acute pericarditis is an inflammatory pericardial syndrome with or without pericardial effusion. Case Description  We report on a patient who was treated for purulent pericarditis and developed a fistula from the ascending aorta to the right ventricle (RV), leading to cardiac decompensation. Operative closure of the aortic and RV perforation solved the problem. Conclusion  Bacterial pericarditis may lead to life-threatening complications. Early diagnosis and immediate therapy are essential for a successful outcome. Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-01 2018-12-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6291378/ /pubmed/30574449 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1676034 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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