Giant Cells Arteritis and Recurrent Pericarditis
Oct 18, 2021 | Sanchit Chawla, MD; Sachin Kumar, MD; Neel Tapryal, MD; Allan L. Klein, MD, CM, FACC
A 72-year-old female with a past medical history of giant cell arteritis (GCA) was referred to our pericardial clinic with chronic recurrent pericarditis.
Clinical Topics: Anticoagulation Management, Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Cardiac Surgery, Dyslipidemia, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Noninvasive Imaging, Pericardial Disease, Prevention, Valvular Heart Disease, Anticoagulation Management and Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation/Supraventricular Arrhythmias, Aortic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery and Arrhythmias, Cardiac Surgery and Heart Failure, Cardiac Surgery and VHD, Heart Failure and Cardiac Biomarkers, Hypertension
Keywords: Glucocorticoids, Pericardial Effusion, Prednisone, Retrospective Studies, Azathioprine, Cross-Sectional Studies, Gadolinium, Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic, Contrast Media, Cardiac Tamponade, Giant Cell Arteritis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Colchicine, Myocarditis, Atrial Fibrillation, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Hyperlipidemias, Pericarditis, Inflammation, Pericardium, Neoplasms, Chest Pain, Electrocardiography, Edema, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Aortic Aneurysm, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Pleural Effusion, Dyspnea, Sarcoidosis, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis, Hypertension, Headache, Arteries, Tomography, Connective Tissue, Anticoagulants, Giant Cells