March 1, 2009Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Aetiological diagnosis in acute and recurrent pericarditis: when and how
Population
Patients with acute and recurrent pericarditis
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Low yield supports targeted evaluation in uncomplicated pericarditis; leaves open prospective validation of high-risk thresholds.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with acute and recurrent pericarditis
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Intervention
Targeted aetiological search and diagnostic evaluation
Extensive diagnostic evaluation for acute and recurrent pericarditis has a low yield and should be targeted based on clinical background and high-risk features.
Cite This Study
Imazio et al. (2009) studied this question.