Diagnostic issues in the clinical management of pericarditis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1384-1392

  Imazio, M ^a   Spodick, D H ^b,c   Brucato, A ^d   Trinchero, R ^a   Markel, G ^e   Adler, Y ^e  

^a MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TROPONIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA BASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEVER; HEART TAMPONADE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIAL BIOPSY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOPSY; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDITIS, TUBERCULOUS; PERICARDIUM; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 77955833398     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02178.x     Document Type: Review

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