Cardiac Tamponade in Rheumatoid Arthritis Successful Treatment with Intrapericardial Steroid Administration

Takeshi NAKANO; Tokuji KONISHI; Masashi YAMAMURO; Naoki ISAKA; Ma WEI; Hideo TAKEZAWA

doi:10.1536/ihj.28.287

Cardiac Tamponade in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Successful Treatment with Intrapericardial Steroid Administration

Takeshi NAKANO, Tokuji KONISHI, Masashi YAMAMURO, Naoki ISAKA, Ma WEI, Hideo TAKEZAWA

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Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, Cardiac tamponade, Steroid therapy

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1987 Volume 28 Issue 2 Pages 287-291

DOI https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.28.287

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Abstract

Cardiac tamponade complicated by classic rheumatoid arthritis was markedly alleviated by pericardiocentesis and intrapericardial administration of steroid. For the following 2 years, no recurrence of cardiac tamponade or constrictive pericarditis was observed. According to the literature, only one other patient with cardiac tamponade complicating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had been successfully treated patient by intrapericardial steroid administration.

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