Why the study?
Does cardiac tamponade on admission predict the development of constrictive pericarditis in patients with acute or subacute tuberculous pericarditis?
Population
16 consecutive patients with acute or subacute tuberculous pericarditis diagnosed between 1988 and 1990 at a…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
14.2 (12-30) months
Authors
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Tamponade features may prompt closer surveillance in acute TB pericarditis; leaves open whether early intervention reduces constriction risk.
Does cardiac tamponade on admission predict the development of constrictive pericarditis in patients with acute or subacute tuberculous pericarditis?
Cardiac tamponade in the early clinical stage of TB pericarditis is a strong predictor of subsequent constrictive pericarditis.
Suwan et al. (1995) studied this question.
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