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Rheumatology International
Published in: Rheumatology International 6/2003

01-11-2003 | Case Report

Fatal outcome of constrictive pericarditis in rheumatoid arthritis

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

Published in: Rheumatology International | Issue 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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Metadata
Title
Fatal outcome of constrictive pericarditis in rheumatoid arthritis
Authors
Peter Härle
Bernd Salzberger
Thomas Glück
Jürgen Schölmerich
Ulf Müller-Ladner
Publication date
01-11-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Rheumatology International / Issue 6/2003
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Electronic ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-003-0300-9

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