Key result
Pericardial drainage combined with NSAIDs and prednisolone successfully treated an 86-year-old man with cardiac tamponade secondary to hemodialysis-related pericarditis.
Why the study?
Pericarditis can cause chest symptoms in dialysis patients and often presents with varied symptoms other than chest pain in patients with end-stage renal disease.
Population
One 86-year-old man on maintenance dialysis with chest discomfort and dyspnea leading to cardiac tamponade
Design
Case report
Authors
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Raises awareness for atypical hemodialysis pericarditis progressing to tamponade; single case leaves optimal management open.
Case Report (n=1)
Hemodialysis-related pericarditis can present atypically and progress to cardiac tamponade, requiring prompt recognition and pericardial drainage.
Watase et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Hemodialysis-related pericarditis with cardiac tamponade (n=1). Pericardial drainage, NSAIDs, and prednisolone was evaluated on Clinical improvement. Pericardial drainage combined with NSAIDs and prednisolone successfully treated an 86-year-old man with cardiac tamponade secondary to hemodialysis-related pericarditis.
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