1. Dressler's Syndrome - A Case Report.
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B., Varun Krishna, M., Nirmal Krishnan, M., Deepak Nayak, and Nayak, Vinod C.
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DIAGNOSIS , *MYOCARDIAL infarction , *CARDIAC surgery , *SYNDROMES , *PERICARDIUM , *AUTOPSY - Abstract
Dressler's syndrome is pericarditis which develops 2-10 weeks after myocardial infarction or due to a traumatic etiology. Dressler's syndrome is an immune system response that damages the heart tissues or pericardium secondary to events like myocardial infarction, heart surgery, or traumatic injury with incidence of 3-4 %. This is usually diagnosed in autopsy due to the narrow treatment window which makes clinical diagnosis difficult. This case highlights the rare condition called Dressler's syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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