Quantitative Assessment of Pericardial Delayed Hyperenhancement Predicts Clinical Improvement in Patients With Constrictive Pericarditis Treated With Anti-Inflammatory Therapy
Why the study?
Does quantitative assessment of pericardial DHE predict clinical improvement in patients with constrictive pericarditis treated with anti-inflammatory therapy?
Population
Patients with constrictive pericarditis treated with anti-inflammatory therapy
Comparison
Quantitative assessment of pericardial delayed… vs Clinical factors and Westergren sedimentation…
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May refine response prediction to anti-inflammatory therapy in constrictive pericarditis; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Structured PICO
Does quantitative assessment of pericardial DHE predict clinical improvement in patients with constrictive pericarditis treated with anti-inflammatory therapy?
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Population
Patients with constrictive pericarditis treated with anti-inflammatory therapy
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Intervention
Quantitative assessment of pericardial delayed hyperenhancement (DHE)
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Comparator
Clinical factors and Westergren sedimentation rates alone
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Outcome
Clinical improvement
Quantitative assessment of pericardial DHE improves the prediction of clinical response to anti-inflammatory therapy in patients with constrictive pericarditis.
Cite This Study
Cremer et al. (2015) studied this question.