BACKGROUND Cases of esophageal,airway,and pericardial perforations caused by chicken bone ingestion are rare worldwide,but their incidence has shown an upward trend in recent years.Injuries caused by chicken bones are...
BACKGROUND Eosinophilic granulomatosis polyangiitis(EGPA)is a small vessel necrotizing vasculitis that commonly presents as peripheral eosinophilia and asthma;however,it can rarely manifest with cardiac involvement su...
Pericardial decompression syndrome(PDS)is an infrequent,life-threatening complication following pericardial drainage for cardiac tamponade physiology.PDS usually develops after initial clinical improvement following p...
Supported by The University of Cape Town’s Research Committee(URC);the South African National Research Foundation(NRF)
This review article aims to:(1) discern from the literature the immune and inflammatory processes occurring in the pericardium following injury; and(2) to delve into the molecular mechanisms which may play a role in t...
Cardiac and pericardial masses may be neoplastic, benign and malignant, non-neoplastic such as thrombus or simple pericardial cysts, or normal variants cardiac structure can also be a diagnostic challenge. Currently, ...
Pericardial defects are infrequent congenital anomalies due to agenesis caused by premature atrophy of the common cardinal vein or Cuvier duct during the 5th or 6th week of embryonic life. These congenital defects are...
Pericardial effusion is a common finding in everyday clinical practice.The first challenge to the clinician is to try to establish an etiologic diagnosis.Sometimes,the pericardial effusion can be easily related to a k...
The prevalence of neoplastic pericardial diseases has changed over time and varies according to diagnostic methods. The diagnostic factor is usually the detection of neoplastic cells within the pericardial fluid or in...