Acute Viral Myopericarditis Presenting as a Transient Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Caused by Coinfection with Coxsackieviruses A4 and B3
Wang-Soo Lee, Kwang Je Lee, Jee Eun Kwon, Min Seok Oh, Jeong Eun Kim, Eun Jung Cho, Chee Jeong Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(2):216-220. Published online May 31, 2012
Acute myopericarditis is usually caused by viral infections, and the most common cause of viral myopericarditis is coxsackieviruses. Diagnosis of myopericarditis is made based on clinical manifestations of myocardial (such as myocardial dysfunction and elevated serum cardiac enzyme levels) and pe..
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Hemorrhagic pericarditis with cardiac tamponade after percutaneous coronary intervention associated with the use of abciximab
Su-Jin Moon, Hee-Jeoung Yoon, Sung-Ho Her, Jong-Min Lee, Ho-Jung An, Yune-Jeong Lee, Seung-Won Jin
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(3):156-160. Published online September 20, 2008
Glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors, such as abciximab, are used as adjunctive therapy for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in high-risk non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), although their effects when used for STEMI are less..
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A Case of Behçet's Disease with Pericarditis, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Coronary Artery Pseudo Aneurysm
Chang Mo Kwon, Seung Hyun Lee, Jin Ho Kim, Kyu Hyung Lee, Hyun Do Kim, Yeong Hoon Hong, Choong Ki Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):50-56. Published online March 30, 2006
Behçet's disease with concomitant thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), coronary artery stenosis and coronary artery pseudo aneurysm is rare. Here we report a case of Behçet's disease with several cardiovascular complications, namely: pericarditis, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), TTP, coronary..
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