Why the study?
Does intrapericardial triamcinolone improve pain and reduce the need for supportive therapy in patients with acute pericarditis after electrophysiologic procedures?
Population
3 patients with pericarditis, tamponade, or both as a complication of radiofrequency ablation or implantable…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May reduce supportive needs in select post-EP pericarditis cases; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.
Does intrapericardial triamcinolone improve pain and reduce the need for supportive therapy in patients with acute pericarditis after electrophysiologic procedures?
Intrapericardial administration of triamcinolone acetonide may be an effective treatment for acute pericarditis following electrophysiologic procedures.
Maxwell et al. (2010) studied this question.
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