Post-cardiac injury syndrome : an atypical case following percutaneous coronary intervention

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Post-cardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) is a syndrome characterized by pericardial and/or pleural effusion, triggered by a cardiac injury, usually a myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery, rarely a minor cardiovascular percutaneous procedure. Nowadays, the post-cardiac injury syndrome, is regaining importance and interest as an emerging cause of pericarditis, especially in developed countries, due to a great and continuous increase in the number and complexity of percutaneous cardiologic procedures. The etiopathogenesis seems mediated by the immunitary system producing immune complexes, which deposit in the pericardium and pleura and trigger an inflammatory response. We present the atypical case of a 76-year-old man presenting with a hydro-pneumothorax, low-grade fever and elevated inflammation markers, after two complex percutaneous coronary interventions, executed 30 and 75 days prior. The clinical features of our case are consistent with the diagnostic criteria of PCIS: prior injury of the pericardium and/or myocardium, fever, leucocytosis, elevated inflammatory markers, remarkable steroid responsiveness and latency period. Only one element does not fit with this diagnosis and does not find any further explanation: the air accompanying the pleural effusion, determining a hydro-pneumothorax and requiring a pleural drainage catheter positioning.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

The American journal of emergency medicine - 35(2017), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 1985.e1-1985.e2

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Paiardi, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Cannata, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Ciccarelli, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Voza, Antonio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Case Reports
Dressler syndrome
Hydro-pneumothorax
Journal Article
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Pleural and pericardial effusion
Post-cardiac injury syndrome
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome
Prednisone
VB0R961HZT

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Date Completed 03.01.2018

Date Revised 03.01.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajem.2017.09.005

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NLM275598721