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Dressler syndrome is a secondary form of pericarditis that occurs in the setting of injury to the heart or the pericardium (the outer lining of the heart). It ...
Although no current drug on the market prevents post-pericardiotomy syndrome, colchicine seems to provide an effective and safe way to treat pericarditis by reducing inflammation. [6] Colchicine is a natural product extracted from plants, and is a secondary metabolite (an organic compound not directly related to growth and development in an ...
Dressler's syndrome [4] Peri-Myocardial Infarction Pericarditis [16] Trauma to the heart [4] Uremia (uremic pericarditis) [4] Cancer [4] Side effect of some medications, e.g. isoniazid, cyclosporine, hydralazine, warfarin, and heparin; Radiation induced [4] Aortic dissection [4] Postpericardiotomy syndrome—such as after CABG surgery [4]
Pericardial effusions can be found in all populations worldwide but the predominant etiology has changed over time, varying depending on the age, location, and comorbidities of the population in question. [2] Out of all the numerous causes of pericardial effusion, some of the leading causes are inflammatory, infectious, neoplastic and traumatic.
Postperfusion syndrome; Postpericardiotomy syndrome; Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; Potocki–Lupski syndrome; Potocki–Shaffer syndrome; Potter sequence; Prader–Willi syndrome; Pre-excitation syndrome; Precordial catch syndrome; Premenstrual syndrome; Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome; Pretzel syndrome
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The symptoms of DRESS syndrome usually begin 2 to 6 weeks but uncommonly up to 8–16 weeks after exposure to an offending drug. Symptoms generally include fever, an often itchy rash which may be morbilliform or consist mainly of macules or plaques, facial edema (i.e. swelling, which is a hallmark of the disease), enlarged and sometimes painful lymph nodes, and other symptoms due to ...
January's full moon may have you howling! Nicknamed the Wolf Moon, this month's lunation will reach peak fullness at 2:27 p.m. PT on Jan. 13, marking the first full moon of 2025 and rising two ...