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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 6/2003

01.11.2003 | Case Report

Fatal outcome of constrictive pericarditis in rheumatoid arthritis

verfasst von: Peter Härle, Bernd Salzberger, Thomas Glück, Jürgen Schölmerich, Ulf Müller-Ladner

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 6/2003

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Abstract

This is a report of a 39-year-old patient diagnosed with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 17. The patient died 2 years after the onset of extra-articular cardiac symptoms. This case demonstrates the devastating course of progressive constrictive pericarditis under sole medical therapy and emphasizes the importance of early radical pericardectomy to avoid progression of disease and secondary complications with fatal outcome. Further, we discuss risk factors, diagnostic caveats, diagnostic tests and therapy of hemodynamically relevant contrictive pericarditis.
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Metadaten
Titel
Fatal outcome of constrictive pericarditis in rheumatoid arthritis
verfasst von
Peter Härle
Bernd Salzberger
Thomas Glück
Jürgen Schölmerich
Ulf Müller-Ladner
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2003
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 6/2003
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-003-0300-9

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