Delayed pericarditis and cardiac tamponade associated with active-fixation lead pacemaker in the presence of mitochondrial myopathy and Ockham's razor

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 879-882

  Schiariti, Michele ^a,b   Cacciola, Maria T ^a   Pangallo, Antonio ^a   Ciancia, Francesco ^a   Puddu, Paolo E ^b  

^a BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active fixation atrial lead; Cardiac tamponade; Delayed pericarditis; Encephalopathy; Lactic acidosis; Mitochondrial myopathy; Ockhams razor; Permanent pacemaker; Stroke like episodes

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CHEST PAIN; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; RECURRENCE; SALICYLATES; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349843625     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832e6499     Document Type: Article

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