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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2024

Pericardial anisakiasis: unravelling diagnostic challenges in an unprecedented extra-abdominal manifestation: a case report.

Jacopo Giovacchini, Silvia Menale, Valentina Scheggi, Niccolò Marchionni

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Anisakiasis: A Decade of Molecular and Diagnostic Advancements (2015-2026).International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  2. Anisakidae and Anisakidosis: A Public Health Perspective.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jacopo GiovacchiniDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, Florence 50134, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5155-3022
Silvia MenaleDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, Florence 50134, Italy.
Valentina ScheggiDivision of Cardiovascular and Perioperative Medicine, Cardiothoracovascular Department, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Niccolò MarchionniDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, Florence 50134, Italy.
University of Florence · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Anisakis infects humans by consuming contaminated undercooked or raw fish, leading to gastric anisakiasis, gastro-allergic anisakiasis, or asymptomatic contamination. Although larvae usually die when penetrating the gastric tissue, cases of intra- and extra-abdominal spread were described. We report the first probable case of pericardial anisakiasis. Case summary: A 26-year-old man presented to the emergency department because of progressive lower limb oedema and exertional dyspnoea. Two months prior, he had consumed raw fish without any gastrointestinal symptoms. The echocardiogram reported a circumferential pericardial effusion ('swinging heart') and mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). He was diagnosed with myopericarditis after a cardiac magnetic resonance. A fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan revealed an intense pericardial metabolism. Blood tests exhibited persistent eosinophilia and mild elevation of Discussion: We hypothesized that

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AnisakisCase reportExtra-abdominal anisakiasisPericardial anisakiasisPericarditis

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