"Pericarditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the PERICARDIUM from various origins, such as infection, neoplasm, autoimmune process, injuries, or drug-induced. Pericarditis usually leads to PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, or CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D010493
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.720
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pericarditis" by people in Profiles.
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Robotic-Assisted Total Pericardiectomy for Acute Relapsing Pericarditis: A Case Report. Innovations (Phila). 2019 Oct; 14(5):468-472.
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A Binge and a Breach: Cardiac Tamponade Caused by Haemophilus influenzae. Am J Med. 2018 07; 131(7):768-771.
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A cold taken to heart. Circulation. 2015 May 12; 131(19):1703-11.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae purulent pericarditis in a neonate. Cardiol Young. 2013 Feb; 23(1):146-8.
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Speckle tracking imaging in acute inflammatory pericardial diseases. Echocardiography. 2011 May; 28(5):548-55.
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Lemierre-like syndrome caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated by hemorrhagic pericarditis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 May; 11(3):e32-5.
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Therapeutic application of intrapericardial tissue plasminogen activator in a 4-month-old child with complex fibropurulent pericarditis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Jan; 9(1):e1-4.
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Haemophilus influenzae serotype f purulent pericarditis: a cause of death in a child with Down syndrome. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Sep; 56(1):87-9.
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CT and MR imaging of pericardial disease. Radiol Clin North Am. 2004 May; 42(3):587-601, vi.
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Staphylococcal infections in children: Part 1. Pediatr Rev. 1999 Jun; 20(6):183-91.