: Purulent pericarditis is rare and usually associated with pneumonia, bacteremia, immunosuppression, and thoracic surgery. A timely diagnostic pericardiocentesis with dedicated maneuvers to improve the effectiveness of drainage and pericardial fibrinolytic rinsing can improve prognosis and prevent a surgical pericardiectomy. Imaging offers useful clues for a more aggressive approach.
Dall'Ara, G., Longhi, S., Grotti, S., Noera, G., Essatari, M.H.M., Bachetti, C., et al. (2020). Multimodality Imaging of Purulent Pericarditis: Hints to Speed up Diagnosis and Promote Healing. THE JOURNAL OF INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY, 32(3), 79-80.
Multimodality Imaging of Purulent Pericarditis: Hints to Speed up Diagnosis and Promote Healing
Dall'Ara, Gianni
;Longhi, Simone;Grotti, Simone;Bachetti, Cristina;Tarantino, Fabio;Galvani, Marcello
2020
Abstract
: Purulent pericarditis is rare and usually associated with pneumonia, bacteremia, immunosuppression, and thoracic surgery. A timely diagnostic pericardiocentesis with dedicated maneuvers to improve the effectiveness of drainage and pericardial fibrinolytic rinsing can improve prognosis and prevent a surgical pericardiectomy. Imaging offers useful clues for a more aggressive approach.File in questo prodotto:
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