Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case report
This report describes a 61-year-old female with no previous cardiovascular history presented with acute heart failure. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings suggested the diagnosis of pneumococcal invasive disease with concomitant purulent pericarditis. Prompt pharmacological and operatory trea...
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doaj-b867db3bd3ba4c35b398d3ca4559c4582021-07-07T10:34:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsHeart and Mind2468-64762468-64842021-01-0152586010.4103/hm.hm_26_21Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case reportGregorio TersalviManuela AveraimoDario WintertonFrancesca ScopigniThis report describes a 61-year-old female with no previous cardiovascular history presented with acute heart failure. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings suggested the diagnosis of pneumococcal invasive disease with concomitant purulent pericarditis. Prompt pharmacological and operatory treatment with both pericardiocentesis and further fenestration brought to a complete recovery.http://www.heartmindjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6476;year=2021;volume=5;issue=2;spage=58;epage=60;aulast=Tersalviacute heart failureinvasive pneumococcal diseasepneumococcal cardiomyopathypneumococcal pericarditispurulent pericarditisstreptococcus pneumoniae |
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Gregorio Tersalvi Manuela Averaimo Dario Winterton Francesca Scopigni Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case report Heart and Mind acute heart failure invasive pneumococcal disease pneumococcal cardiomyopathy pneumococcal pericarditis purulent pericarditis streptococcus pneumoniae |
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Gregorio Tersalvi Manuela Averaimo Dario Winterton Francesca Scopigni |
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Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case report |
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Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case report |
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Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case report |
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Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case report |
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Acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: A case report |
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acute heart failure due to invasive pneumococcal disease and purulent pericarditis: a case report |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Heart and Mind |
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2468-6476 2468-6484 |
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2021-01-01 |
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This report describes a 61-year-old female with no previous cardiovascular history presented with acute heart failure. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings suggested the diagnosis of pneumococcal invasive disease with concomitant purulent pericarditis. Prompt pharmacological and operatory treatment with both pericardiocentesis and further fenestration brought to a complete recovery. |
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acute heart failure invasive pneumococcal disease pneumococcal cardiomyopathy pneumococcal pericarditis purulent pericarditis streptococcus pneumoniae |
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