Anticardiac Antibodies in Patients with Chronic Pericardial Effusion

Objectives. Chronic pericardial effusion may be challenging in terms of diagnosis and treatment. Specific laboratory parameters predicting the frequency and severity of recurrences after initial drainage of pericardial effusion are lacking. Materials and Methods. Pericardial fluid (PF) and serum (SE...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Karatolios, Sabine Pankuweit, Anette Richter, Volker Ruppert, Bernhard Maisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9262741