An Unusual Complication of Pericarditis
Abstract 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...
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| author | Ashraf Rad Ulrich Lange Bartholomaeus Makowski Thomas Held Jürgen Schönwälder Michael Schmoeckel |
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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 | doaj.art-3e1fd4a7bc7f4fd88296fbdafa9c40832022-12-22T01:56:30ZengGeorg Thieme Verlag KGThe Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports2194-76352194-76432018-01-010701e50e5210.1055/s-0038-1676034An Unusual Complication of PericarditisAshraf Rad0Ulrich Lange1Bartholomaeus Makowski2Thomas Held3Jürgen Schönwälder4Michael Schmoeckel5Department of Cardiac Surgery, AK St. Georg, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, AK Wandsbek, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Radiology, AK Wandsbek, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, AK Wandsbek, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Radiology, AK Wandsbek, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, AK St. Georg, Hamburg, GermanyAbstract 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.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1676034pericarditiscomplicationsfistulaleft/right shunt |
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| title | An Unusual Complication of Pericarditis |
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| title_short | An Unusual Complication of Pericarditis |
| title_sort | unusual complication of pericarditis |
| topic | pericarditis complications fistula left/right shunt |
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