Pathogenesis, management, and prevention of recurrent pericarditis

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 404-410

  Imazio, Massimo ^a   Trinchero, Rita ^a   Shabetai, Ralph ^b  

^a MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Disease management; Pericarditis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; BETA TUBULIN; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; IBUPROFEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INDOMETACIN; METHOTREXATE; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDITIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLCHICINE; HUMANS; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDITIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34248512705     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000269708.72487.34     Document Type: Review

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