Predictors of switching from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to corticosteroids in patients with acute pericarditis and impact on clinical outcome

Predictors of switching from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to corticosteroids in patients with acute pericarditis and impact on clinical outcome

Background: Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (A/NSAIDs) are the mainstay treatments for acute pericarditis. We sought to identify factors predicting failure of A/NSAIDs and switch to corticosteroid treatment (STCT) as well as the impact of STCT on pericarditis recurrence. Methods: We...

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Main Authors: George Lazaros, Alexios S. Antonopoulos, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou, Apostolos Karavidas, Christina Chrysochoou, Emilia Lazarou, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, Massimo Imazio, Dimitris Tousoulis
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Hellenic Journal of Cardiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1109966618300952

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