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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A clinical case of tuberculosis with transient constrictive pericarditis and perimyocarditis
Echo Research and Practice, Volume 6, No. 3, Year 2019
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Description
Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare diagnosis seen among as few as 1% of tuberculosis (TB) patients in developed countries. We present a case of a 60-year-old male suffering from a transient constrictive pericarditis and subclinical involvement of the myocardium in a clinical case of tuberculous pericarditis with corresponding improvement after the initiation of anti-tuberculous treatment. We suggest monitoring of myocardial function using global longitudinal strain by myocardial speckle tracking strain analysis as supplement to routine left ventricular ejection fraction to assess clinical improvement in patients at risk of developing constrictive pericarditis. © 2019 The authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Frederiksen, Christian Alcaraz
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Wejse, Christian
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Poulsen, Steen Hvitfeldt
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Statistics
Citations: 2
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1530/ERP-19-0019
ISSN:
20550464
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Male