Key result
32 recurrent acute pericarditis episodes after thoracic surgery highlight the need for standard treatment protocols.
Why the study?
Recurrent acute pericarditis after thoracic surgery is rare and lacks multicenter comparative treatment studies, making management challenging.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights the clinical challenge of managing highly recurrent acute pericarditis after thoracic surgery and the need for multicenter comparative trials.
Recurrent post-surgical pericarditis challenges management; this case leaves open optimal protocols pending multicenter trials.
Acute pericarditis is a frequent complication after cardiac and/or thoracic surgery. Recurrent acute pericarditis with multiple episodes is an uncommon phenomenon, however. Patients typically have chest pain and/or pericardial inflammation as shown by electrocardiography and echocardiography. Treatment presents a clinical challenge due to the condition's rarity and lack of multicenter comparative treatment studies. Numerous therapeutic modalities, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and pericardiectomy, have been used without overwhelming evidence of a standard protocol. We report a case in which 32 episodes of recurrent acute pericarditis occurred, emphasizing the need for multicenter trials comparing therapeutic modalities in the future.
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MORIN et al. (2000) conducted a case report in Recurrent acute pericarditis (n=1). A reported case of a patient experiencing 32 episodes of recurrent acute pericarditis after thoracic surgery highlights the need for multicenter trials to establish standard treatment protocols.
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