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ArticleJournal of the National Medical Association2004

Acute myocarditis presenting as cardiac tamponade.

Chidi Nwizu, Anekwe E Onwuanyi

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Article in Journal of the National Medical Association, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chidi NwizuDepartment of Medicine, Greenwood Leflore Hospital, Greenwood, MS, USA.
Anekwe E Onwuanyi
GreenWood Resources (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of acute fulminant myocarditis presenting with cardiac tamponade and shock. The patient was managed in the coronary care unit with emergency pericardiotomy, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and supportive therapy for cardiac failure. Pleural effusion and pneumonia complicated her clinical course. She responded well to therapy with normalization of left ventricular systolic function. This case demonstrates the potential for complete recovery with appropriate management in acute myocarditis even with a fulminant course.

Indexed as

Cardiac TamponadeDiagnosis, DifferentialEchocardiographyFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMyocarditisShock, Cardiogenic

Identifiers

PMID15586655
PMCPMC2568597
OpenAlexW114415514

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