Acute pericardial disease: approach to the aetiologic diagnosis
Open Access
- 13 February 2004
- Vol. 90 (3) , 252-254
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2003.024802
Abstract
It would be useful if the different patterns of clinical presentation were sensitive or specific for given aetiologies. This is the case in most instances, but not invariably so. As previously stated, in patients with acute pericarditis and features suggesting associated disease the likelihood of this being the cause for the pericardial syndrome is very high.7 Therefore, associated disease should be investigated accordingly.Keywords
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