Indicators of Poor Prognosis of Acute Pericarditis
Population
Patients with acute pericarditis
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May aid risk stratification in acute pericarditis; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients with acute pericarditis
O
Outcome
Higher risk of specific causal conditions and complications
Clinical features including fever >38°C, subacute course, large effusion or tamponade, and NSAID failure indicate a poor prognosis and higher risk of complications in acute pericarditis.
Cite This Study
Imazio et al. (2007) studied this question.