Effusive Tuberculous Pericarditis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov;104(5):e397. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.07.010.

Authors

Xu-Zhi Zheng¹, Yi-Ting Tsai¹, Chih-Yuan Lin¹, Chien-Sung Tsai¹, Yi-Chang Lin²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Electronic address: m860630@office365.ndmctsgh.edu.tw.

PMID: 29054238
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.07.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Antitubercular Agents / administration & dosage
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Dyspnea / diagnosis
Dyspnea / etiology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / surgery
Pericardiectomy / methods*
Pericarditis, Tuberculous / complications
Pericarditis, Tuberculous / diagnostic imaging*
Pericarditis, Tuberculous / surgery*
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antitubercular Agents