Presentation
Abstract Pericardial disorders occurring in connective tissue diseases are not uncommon and may present as acute or chronic pericarditis with or without an effusion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Rheumatology Reports, 6 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2014.5450 Main Article Content Abstract We report a case of a 25-year-old lady who presented to our department with complaints of easy fatigability and shortness of breath since one week. [pagepress.org]
A pericardial friction rub from pericarditis may be present. Ewart’s sign is dullness to percussion at the left lung base due to compressive atelectasis from a large pericardial effusion. [healio.com]
Presentation of CaseA 42-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a question of constrictive pericarditis.He was well until four years previously, when an x-ray film of the chest, obtained elsewhere, revealed mediastinal enlargement. [nejm.org]
Posteriorly, a pericardial effusion is located anterior to the descending thoracic aorta, whereas a pleural effusion is present posterior to the aorta ( Fig. 24.13 ). [thoracickey.com]
Entire Body System
- Fever
Fever is a common symptom of acute pericarditis. Treatment depends on the cause. [leehealth.org]
Fever is a common symptom of acute pericarditis. Your doctor may use a physical exam, imaging tests, and heart tests to make a diagnosis. Treatment depends on the cause. [tabletwise.com]
Fever is a common symptom of acute pericarditis. Your doctor may use a physical exam, imaging tests, and heart tests to make a diagnosis. Treatment depends on the cause. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [medlineplus.gov]
- Underweight
Prior studies in the U.S. and Italy have demonstrated pericardial effusion in about 20% to 25% of adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) who required medical hospitalization for being severely underweight. According to Dr. [eatingdisordersreview.com]
- Pathologist
History ( Table 1 ) Preliminary reports of pericardial cysts date back to middle of 19th century when the pathologists encountered the initial cases on post mortem examination [ 8 ]. [interventional-cardiology.imedpub.com]
Cardiovascular
- Palpitations
Large, serious pericardial effusions, or smaller ones that develop quickly, may cause symptoms that include: Shortness of breath Palpitations (sensation that the heart is pounding or beating fast) Light-headedness or passing out Cool, clammy skin A pericardial [webmd.com]
Eventually I again experience bouts of palpitations and weight in the chest as if it had a band around the thorax and making it difficult to exhale. These symptoms usually last up to 20 minutes. [my.clevelandclinic.org]
[…] are present, they can include: Anxiety Chest pain, pressure, or discomfort, relieved by sitting up or leaning forward and worsened by lying flat Feeling of abdominal fullness Confusion Cough Shortness of breath Fainting (syncope) Lightheadedness Heart palpitations [utswmed.org]
Chest pain; pain in chest increases on coughing or swallowing Dry cough Fatigue, anxiety Difficulty breathing, which gets worse especially while reclining or lying down, but gets better on sitting, leaning forward or standing Rapid heart rate, heart palpitations [dovemed.com]
Cardiovascular symptoms include chest pain, pressure or discomfort, syncope, light-headedness and palpitations. Many patients are asymptomatic until the disease is advanced (up to 2 L of fluid can build up). [patient.info]
Musculoskeletal
- Hip Pain
Signs and symptoms of GCA include headache, shoulder and hip pain, jaw pain after chewing, fever, blurred vision, scalp tenderness, cough, throat pain, tongue pain, weight loss, and stroke. [americannursetoday.com]
- Fracture
Bisphosphonate therapy should be considered in patients taking corticosteroid doses above 7.5 mg/day for more than 6 months and in those at high risk for fracture. [americannursetoday.com]
Neurologic
- Agitation
The most common co-existing conditions in Pericarditis and stress are: Depression Pain Agitation Hypertension Hypotension Diabetes Schizophrenia Blood pressure Post-traumatic stress disorder Bipolar I disorder The most common medications used are: Seroquel [pericarditispain.info]
Appearance of agitated saline in the pericardial sac ( arrows ). If agitated saline is seen in any of cardiac chambers, surgical consultation should be obtained immediately before any attempt to remove pericardiocentesis needle or catheter. [doctorlib.info]
The position of the pericardiocentesis needle can be checked by imaging with administration of agitated saline. Figure 24.11 demonstrates contrast (arrows) in the pericardial space, not in the right ventricle. [thoracickey.com]
[…] progressive limitation of diastolic ventricular filling, resulting in lowered cardiac output. 18,19 Signs and Symptoms Symptoms Symptoms resulting from decreased cardiac output and congestion include dyspnea, chest discomfort, weakness, restlessness, agitation [clevelandclinicmeded.com]
- Irritability
Phrenic nerve irritation can cause hiccups. With a small effusion, the physical examination is unremarkable. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]
Workup
Therefore, further workup for underlying autoimmune disease, systemic inflammatory disease, or infection is necessary. [mdedge.com]
Multimodality cardiovascular imaging and diagnostic work-up 4.1 Multimodality imaging 4.1.1 Chest X-ray 4.1.2 Echocardiography 4.1.6 Cardiac catheterization 4.1.7 Multimodality imaging 4.2 Proposal for a general diagnostic workup 5. [escardio.org]
Treatment
Treatment depends on the cause. [tabletwise.com]
What should I expect for treatment? Christine Jellis, MD, PhD: Certainly there is a known link between pericarditis and lupus, so we would encourage your daughter to be further evaluated. Treatment will depend on her clinical features. [my.clevelandclinic.org]
Patient was diagnosed as having mixed connective tissue disorder (MCTD) and she was started on high dose prednisolone, which led to complete reversal of pancytopenia and pericardial tamponade after 1 month of treatment. [pagepress.org]
Clinical trials often give patients access to leading-edge treatments that are not yet widely available. [utswmed.org]
Prognosis
Pericardial syndromes 3.1 Acute pericarditis 3.1.1 Clinical management and therapy 3.1.2 Prognosis 3.2 Incessant and chronic pericarditis 3.3 Recurrent pericarditis 3.3.1 Therapy 3.3.2 Prognosis 3.4 Pericarditis associated with myocardial involvement [escardio.org]
The prognosis depends on many factors, such as the severity of the underlying condition; although in most cases with appropriate treatment, it is good Non-Infectious Pericarditis, in some cases, can become a chronic condition. [dovemed.com]
Prognosis is strongly linked to the underlying cause but long-term survival is more likely with surgery and the best results are achieved if surgery is offered early. [patient.info]
Outlook (Prognosis) Pericarditis can range from mild illness that gets better on its own, to a life-threatening condition. Fluid buildup around the heart and poor heart function can complicate the disorder. [health.firstlighthealthsystem.org]
PMR prognosis With prompt diagnosis and proper therapy, patients have an excellent prognosis. [americannursetoday.com]
Etiology
Etiology Hemopericardium Cardiac wall rupture (e.g., complication of myocardial infarction ) Chest trauma Aortic dissection Cardiac surgery (e.g., heart valve surgery, coronary bypass surgery ) Serous pericardial effusion Idiopathic Acute pericardi tis [amboss.com]
Etiology The most common form of acute pericarditis is idiopathic, which accounts for about 90% of cases ( Box 1 ). [clevelandclinicmeded.com]
Etiology Pericardial effusions can be caused by multiple disease states, including any process that results in pericarditis or myocarditis. The inflammatory reaction in these disease states can result in fluid accumulation in the pericardial space. [healio.com]
Etiology of pericardial cyst6 1.Congenital 2.Inflammatory: Rheumatic pericarditis, Bacterial infection particularly tuberculosis, Echinococcosis 3.Traumatic 4.Post cardiac surgery Table 2 : Etiology of pericardial cyst6. [interventional-cardiology.imedpub.com]
Consider rheumatic fever as an etiology in any child with pericarditis. However, this disease is not a demonstrated cause of constrictive pericarditis. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Epidemiology
Epidemiology, aetiology and classification of pericardial diseases 2.1 Epidemiology 2.2 Aetiology 3. [escardio.org]
Pathophysiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Cite this Apa Standard Harvard Vancouver BIBTEX RIS @article{764b48bd8e5b4033b423f165ff68ecd0, title = "Pericardial Effusion and Compressive Disorders of the Heart: Influence of New Technology on Unraveling its Pathophysiology [mayoclinic.pure.elsevier.com]
[…] surgery, coronary bypass surgery ) Serous pericardial effusion Idiopathic Acute pericardi tis (especially viral, but also fungal, tuberculous or bacterial) Malignancy Poststernotomy syndrome Uremic Autoimmune disorders Hypothyroidism References: [1] Pathophysiology [amboss.com]
Pathophysiology of cardiac tamponade. Chest. 1998;113:1372–8. CrossRef PubMed Google Scholar 7. Fowler NO. Cardiac tamponade. A clinical or an echocardiographic diagnosis? Circulation. 1993;87:1738–41. PubMed Google Scholar 8. Spodick DH. [link.springer.com]
Pathophysiology The initiating event results in a chronic inflammatory pericardial process, resulting in fibrinous scarring and occasionally calcification of the pericardium ( Figure 10 ). [clevelandclinicmeded.com]
Despite the significant difference in the pathophysiologic mechanisms of restriction and constriction, there is significant overlap in hemodynamic parameters between these two entities. [doctorlib.info]
Prevention
Cardiac tamponade occurs when a large pericardial effusion prevents the heart from properly filling with blood and therefore prevents the heart from pumping enough blood to the rest of the body. [msdmanuals.com]
[…] of Pericardial Disorders Yes, it may be possible to prevent Pericardial Disorders. [tabletwise.com]
Drug therapy Medications to reduce inflammation and prevent blood clotting, like aspirin and ibuprofen are administered in this process. [medanta.org]
Sometimes, more intense treatment is needed to prevent complications. Recovery from pericarditis may take a few days to weeks or even months. [heart.org]
The scarring constricts the movement of the heart during each heartbeat and can prevent the heart from expanding to accept blood returning from the body after each heartbeat. [medicinenet.com]