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Importance of Clinical and Laboratory Findings in the Diagnosis and Surgical Prognosis of Patients with Constrictive Pericarditis

Overview of attention for article published in Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, October 2017
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Title
Importance of Clinical and Laboratory Findings in the Diagnosis and Surgical Prognosis of Patients with Constrictive Pericarditis
Published in
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, October 2017
DOI 10.5935/abc.20170147
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Authors

Fábio Fernandes, Dirceu Thiago Pessoa de Melo, Felix José Alvarez Ramires, Ricardo Ribeiro Dias, Marcio Tonini, Vinicius dos Santos Fernandes, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte, Carlos Henrique Valente Moreira, Charles Mady

Abstract

International studies have reported the value of the clinical profile and laboratory findings in the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. However, Brazilian population data are scarce. To assess the clinical characteristics, sensitivity of imaging tests and factors related to the death of patients with constrictive pericarditis undergoing pericardiectomy. Patients with constrictive pericarditis surgically confirmed were retrospectively assessed regarding their clinical and laboratory variables. Two methods were used: transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Mortality predictors were determined by use of univariate analysis with Cox proportional hazards model and hazard ratio. All tests were two-tailed, and an alpha error ≤ 5% was considered statically significant. We studied 84 patients (mean age, 44 ± 17.9 years; 67% male). Signs and symptoms of predominantly right heart failure were present with jugular venous distention, edema and ascites in 89%, 89% and 62% of the cases, respectively. Idiopathic etiology was present in 69.1%, followed by tuberculosis (21%). Despite the advanced heart failure degree, low BNP levels (median, 157 pg/mL) were found. The diagnostic sensitivities for constriction of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging were 53.6% and 95.9%, respectively. There were 9 deaths (10.7%), and the risk factors were: anemia, BNP and C reactive protein levels, pulmonary hypertension >55 mm Hg, and atrial fibrillation. Magnetic resonance imaging had better diagnostic sensitivity. Clinical, laboratory and imaging markers were associated with death.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 58 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 9 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 9%
Researcher 5 9%
Student > Master 5 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 3%
Other 7 12%
Unknown 25 43%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 17 29%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 10%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 3%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 2%
Unspecified 1 2%
Other 2 3%
Unknown 29 50%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 March 2021.
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#7,850,834
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Outputs from Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
#207
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#116,990
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Outputs of similar age from Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
#2
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