The procedure is usually done using a local anesthetic. Dressler syndrome is a type of pericarditis, which is the inflammation of the sac around the heart pericardium. Dresslers syndrome symptoms and causes mayo clinic. It consists of fever, pleuritic pain, pericarditis andor a pericardial effusion. Pdf is a universal file format that preserves the appearance of the original document. It is characterised by pleuritic chest pain, lowgrade fever and pericarditis autopsy shows localised fibrinous pericarditis, which may be accompanied by pericardial effusion. Also called postmyocardial infarction syndrome, it typically occurs 3 weeks to several months after the surgery, with symptoms of fatigue. Dressler syndrome is a secondary form of pericarditis that occurs in the setting of injury to the heart or the pericardium the outer lining of the heart.
Dressler syndrome after minimally invasive coronary artery. File is accessible not password protected or encrypted. Pdf scout is a free validation software tool that will check your pdf files for the following. Pdf help vanderbilt catalogs vanderbilt university. Inflammation associated with dresslers syndrome is believed to be an immune system response following damage to heart tissue or the pericardium, such as a heart attack, surgery or traumatic injury. Pdf files can be easily printed but not easily modified. The pdf file can be easily downloaded to your computer, enabling you to view it offline at your convenience. Dressler syndrome is a wellknown complication of myocardial infarction and postsurgical instrumentation of the pericardium as postpericardiotomy syndrome. Most documents on our website are posted in one or more of three formats. Dressler syndrome is also known as postmyocardial infarction syndrome and the term is sometimes used to refer to postpericardiotomy pericarditis. Dresslers syndrome is a type of pericarditis, inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart pericardium. Read the 30 days to slow the spread guidance pdf version en espanol pdf. Complications of dressler s syndrome can require moreinvasive treatments, including.
Dressler s syndrome is a type of pericarditis inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart pericardium. Dresslers syndrome diagnosis and treatment mayo clinic. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 285k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Pdf portable document format documents can be opened and viewed by anyone using adobe acrobat or free adobe reader software. Dressler s syndrome is a form of pericarditis that can occur after a heart attack, heart surgery, heart procedure, or chest trauma due to an accident or injury. If you develop cardiac tamponade, your doctor will likely recommend a procedure pericardiocentesis in which a needle or small tube catheter is used to remove the excess fluid. Its also called postpericardiotomy syndrome, postmyocardial infarction. Pdf documents can contain links and buttons, form fields, audio, video, and business logic. It is thought to be immunemediated antimyocardial antibodies may be. Dressler syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chest pain, especially in patients who are in a late stage of the evolution of the ischemic process. Links to pubmed are also available for selected references. They can be signed electronically, and you can easily view pdf files. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version.
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