Studies of effusive constrictive pericarditis

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references (p.127-140). === Tuberculous (TB) pericarditis is associated with a mortality rate of 17-40% despite treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs. The complications of TB pericarditis that confer mortality and morbidity are pericardial tamponade,...

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Main Author: Ntsekhe, Mpiko
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11586