Decreased recognition of the post-myocardial infarction (dressler) syndrome in the postinfarct setting: Does it masquerade as "idiopathic pericarditis" following silent infarcts?

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1410-1411

  Spodick, David H ^a,b,c  

^a Univ of MA Medical School ^*

^b Univ of MA Medical School   (United States)

^c University Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEART ANTIBODY;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRESSLER SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 8744308032     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.5.1410     Document Type: Editorial

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