Pericarditis Epistenocardica or Dressler Syndrome? An Autopsy Case

Postinfarction pericarditis can be classified as “early,” referred to as pericarditis epistenocardica, or “delayed,” referred to as Dressler syndrome. The incidence of postinfarction pericarditis has decreased to <5% since the introduction of reperfusion therapies and limitation of infarct size....

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Main Authors: Alessandro Feola, Noè De Stefano, Bruno Della Pietra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/215340