"Pericarditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the PERICARDIUM from various origins, such as infection, neoplasm, autoimmune process, injuries, or drug-induced. Pericarditis usually leads to PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, or CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D010493
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.720
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericarditis" by people in Profiles.
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Fender EA, Zack CJ. Shining a new light on pericardial fluid. Heart. 2021 10; 107(19):1528-1529.
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Cudzilo C, Aragaki A, Guitron J, Benzaquen S. Methotrexate-induced pleuropericarditis and eosinophilic pleural effusion. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2014 Jan; 21(1):90-2.
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Popovic ZV, Wang S, Papatriantafyllou M, Kaya Z, Porubsky S, Meisner M, Bonrouhi M, Burgdorf S, Young MF, Schaefer L, Gr?ne HJ. The proteoglycan biglycan enhances antigen-specific T cell activation potentially via MyD88 and TRIF pathways and triggers autoimmune perimyocarditis. J Immunol. 2011 Dec 15; 187(12):6217-26.
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Durani Y, Giordano K, Goudie BW. Myocarditis and pericarditis in children. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2010 Dec; 57(6):1281-303.
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Saltzman H, Weitz HH. Should all patients with acute pericarditis be treated with colchicine? Cleve Clin J Med. 2007 May; 74(5):385-6.
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Rabinovici R, Szewczyk D, Ovadia P, Greenspan JR, Sivalingam JJ. Candida pericarditis: clinical profile and treatment. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Apr; 63(4):1200-4.
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Sandler MA, Kotler MN, Bloom RD, Jacobson L. Pericardial abscess extending from mitral vegetation: an unusual complication of infective endocarditis. Am Heart J. 1989 Oct; 118(4):857-9.
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Kane GC, Figueroa WG. Encroachment upon the lungs of large chronic pericardial effusion. Pulmonary tamponade? Chest. 1988 Feb; 93(2):434-6.
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Powell BL, Zekan PJ, Muss HB, Richards F, Lyerly ES, Capizzi RL. Ara-C syndrome during low-dose continuous infusion therapy. Med Pediatr Oncol. 1986; 14(6):310-2.
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Moncada R, Kotler MN, Churchill RJ, Demos TC, Jacobs W, Steiner RM. Multimodality approach to pericardial imaging. Cardiovasc Clin. 1986; 17(1):409-41.