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[Pericarditis in a general hospital]

J J Faintuch1, A A Friedmann

  • 1Clínica Geral e Propedêutica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.

Revista Do Hospital Das Clinicas
|March 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Pericarditis frequency is increasing. While tuberculosis decreased as a cause, neoplastic diseases are now more common in patients with pericarditis.

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Area of Science:

  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Pericarditis, inflammation of the pericardium, presents diverse etiologies.
  • Understanding trends in pericarditis causes is crucial for clinical management.
  • Previous studies provide a baseline for evaluating etiological shifts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the changing frequency and etiologies of pericarditis.
  • To compare current findings with historical data from the same institution.
  • To identify shifts in the predominant causes of pericarditis.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of 57 patients diagnosed with pericarditis.
  • Data collected from the Ward of Internal Medicine, University of São Paulo.
  • Comparison with a similar study conducted in 1989 at the same hospital.

Main Results:

  • An increasing frequency of pericarditis cases was observed.
  • Tuberculosis, once the leading cause, showed a decline.
  • Neoplastic diseases emerged as a more frequent etiologic agent.

Conclusions:

  • The incidence of pericarditis has risen.
  • Etiological patterns of pericarditis have shifted significantly.
  • Neoplastic causes are increasingly important in pericarditis.

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