Pericarditis Flashcards
UW pericarditis.
Iatrogenic? 4
Surgery, trauma, radiation, drug related
UW pericarditis.
Infection? 2
Viral (MOST COMMON) ir kitas most common yra idiopathic, bet testuose buvo virusas
Bacteria
UW pericarditis.
Connective tissue disease? 2
Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus
UW pericarditis.
Cardiac? 2
POST MI:
Early: peri-infarction pericarditis (2-4 days)
Late: Dressler syndrome (post-MI-pericarditis), usually 1-6 weeks after MI
UW pericarditis. Uremic 2? BUN level
Acute or chronic renal failure
Serum BUN > 60 mg/dl, but degree of pericarditis does not always correlate with degree of elevation
UW Acute pericarditis.
malignancy?
Can be due to cancer (lung and breast, Hodgkin lymphoma) or treatment (radiation, chemotherapy)
UW pericarditis Presentation?
3 symptoms
Pleuritic chest pain
Fever
Triphasic pericardial frictions rub head at the left sternal border.
UW pericarditis Presentation.
What is pleuritic chest pain, definition?
Radiates posteriorly to the BILATERAL trapezius ridges (lower aspect of the bilateral scapulae)
UW Pericarditis presentation.
Triphasic pericardial friction rub is heard in what cycles?
HIGHLY SPECIFIC
i. Atrial systole
ii. Ventricular systole
iii. Early ventricular diastole
UW Pericarditis diagnosis? 2
ECG, Cardioecho
UW pericarditis.
2 ECG changes?
- Diffuse PR depression
- Diffuse ST elevation –> eventually evolves to diffuse T wave inversion
UW pericarditis. ECG.
Why PR depression?
due to inflammation of atrial myocardium
UW pericarditis. ECG.
Why ST elevation?
due to inflammation of ventricular myocardium
UW. What major complication due to pericarditis?
Cardiac tamponade –> clear lungs, present pulsus paradoxus
UW. What pain and temp. in pericarditis?
Pleuritic chest pain (decr. when sitting up) +/- fever
UW. Treatment. 3 group medications?
NSAIDS (first line)
Colchicine
Corticosteroids
UW. Medications.
Which decreases rate of recurrent pericarditis?
Colchicine
UW. Pericarditis medications. In what 2 cases give corticosteroids?
- In patients with contraindications to NSAIDs (eg, renal insufficiency)
- In patients who do not respond to NSAIDs
UW. Pericarditis. When avoid NSAIDS and corticosteroids? why?
Pericarditis occurring within 7 days of MI should not be treated with NSAIDs (other than aspirin) or corticosteroids. This is because it leads to impairment of scar formation
which increases risk of free wall rupture
UW. Pericarditis. What to give instead of NSAIDS and corticosteroids?
i. We can give aspirin and colchicine in these cases
ii. Aspirin can also be given in patients who need concomitant antiplatelet therapy
UW. Pericarditis.
How present costochondritis (differential)?
i. It is an inflammation of the parasternal cartilage
ii. Patients present with chest discomfort that is worse with movement and
reproducible with chest palpation
UW. Pericarditis. What 2 differentials?
Costochondritis, viral pleurisy
UW. Pericarditis.
How present viral pleurisy (differential)?
i. Pleural rub is differentiated from pericardial friction rub by disappearance during breath holding
UW. CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS. Definition/cause?
It occurs as a result of scarring and subsequent loss of normal elasticity of the pericardial sac
(due to fibrosis) with obliteration of the pericardial space
UW. CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
Etiology? 5
a. Idiopathic or viral (most common cause in USA)
b. Cardiac surgery
c. Radiation therapy
d. TB (most common cause in endemic areas)
e. Uremia
UW. CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
In what pathology is very common? when occur?
It is common in survivors of Hodgkin Lymphoma due to mediastinal irradiation and/or
anthracycline therapy
It presents 10-20 years after Hodgkin lymphoma treatment
UW. CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
Features? 7
Right heart failure (Perif. edema), Ascites, incr. JVP
Pulsus paradoxus
Kussmaul’s sign (lack of decrease, or increase in JVP on inspiration)
Pericardial knock (mid-diastolic sound, not murmur)
Cardiac cirrhosis
Hypoalbuminemia (Due to protein-losing enteropathy (likely from intestinal lymphangiectasia in the
setting of incr. systemic venous pressures).
Fatigue and dyspnea on exertion
UW. CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
Diagnostics?2
Chest radiography –> Pericardial calcifications
Echocardiography is confirmatory –> pericardial thickness, abnormal septal motion, Biatrial enlargemen
UW. CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
Treatment? 2
a. Diuretics (temporary relief)
b. Pericardiectomy is the definite treatment
UW. CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
ECG?
Nonspecific OR show atrial fibrillation or low woltage QRS complex
UW. CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
Jugular venous pressure curve?
Jugular venous pulse tracing shows prominent x & y descents
ESC. acute pericarditis. typical hallmark?
Widespread ST-segment elevation has been reported as a typical hallmark sign of acute pericarditis
ESC. how does the chest pain improves in pericarditis?
Shest pain (.85–90% of cases)—typically sharp and pleuritic, improved by sitting up and leaning forward.
ESC. where is best heard pericardial friction rub?
A superficial scratchy or squeaking sound best heard with the diaphragm of the stethoscope over the left sternal border.
ESC. what other symptoms in acute pericarditis?
Additional signs and symptoms may be present according to the underlying aetiology or systemic disease (i.e. signs and symptoms of systemic infection such as fever and leucocytosis, or systemic inflammatory disease or cancer)
ESC. blood changes in acute pericarditis?
incr. CRB, ESR and WBC
ESC. when is present incr. troponine or CK?
Patients with concomitant myocarditis may present
with an elevation of markers of myocardial injury [i.e. creatine kinase (CK), troponin].
ESC. First line acute pericarditis treatment?
Aspirin or NSAIDs + gastroprotection
ESC. what adjunct recommended to primary treatment? why?
Colchicine as an adjunct to aspirin/NSAID therapy (at low, weight-adjusted doses to improve the response to medical therapy and prevent recurrences).
ESC. are corticosteroids recommended as first line?
NOT RECOMMENDED
Low-dose corticosteroids should be considered for acute pericarditis in cases of contraindication/failure of aspirin/ NSAIDs and colchicine, and when an infectious cause has been excluded, or when there is a specific indication such as autoimmune disease.
ESC. how to guide treatment effect?
Serum CRP should be CONSIDERED to guide the treatment length and assess the response to therapy
ESC. non pharmacologic treatment?
Non-pharmacologic: Exercise restriction should be considered for non-athletes with acute pericarditis until resolution of symptoms and normalization of CRP, ECG and echocardiogram.
UW. What dysfunction in CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS?
Diastolic dysfunction
UW. What heart findings mostly in constrictive pericarditis?
right heart
UW pericarditis. What differentiation in patient with left HF?
constrictive vs restrictive
UW. Constrictive pericarditis. pericardiectomy for what?
Pericardiectomy is the definite treatment FOR CHRONIC PERMANENT CONSTRICTION.
ESC. constrictive pericarditis. 4 recommended diagnostics?
Cardio echo, chest x-ray
CT/cardio MRT - second-level imaging techniques to assess calcifications (CT), pericardial thickness, degree and extension of pericardial involvement.
Cardiac catheterization is indicated when non-invasive diagnostic methods do not provide a definite diagnosis of constriction
ESC. constrictive pericarditis 3 step management?
1 st. – treat specific etiology
2 nd – anti-inflammatory
3 rd - supportive and aimed at controlling symptoms of congestion in advanced cases and when surgery is contraindicated or at high risk
ESC. Viral pericarditis. reasons in developed countries?
viral infections or are autoreactive.