Acute pericarditis due to pegylated interferon alpha therapy for chronic HCV hepatitis - Case report |
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Authors: | Cristina Popescu Victoria Arama Smaranda Gliga |
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Affiliation: | (1) ’Matei Bals’ National Institute of Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ’Carol Davila’ Bucharest, Grozovici 1, sector 2, Romania |
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Abstract: | Background Cardio toxicity due to interferon therapy was reported only in small case series or case reports. The most frequent cardiac adverse effects related to interferon are arrhythmias and ischemic manifestations. The cardiomyopathy and pericarditis are rare but can be life threatening. The predisposing factors for interferon cardio toxicity were described only for ischemic manifestations and arrhythmias. |
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