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Korean Circ J. 2010 Oct;40(10):539-542. Epub 2010 Oct 31.
Constrictive Pericarditis Accompanied by Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Infection.
Jang JY, Chang HJ, Jang Y, Han SH, Bang WD, Cho SS, Oh CM, Yu HT, Shim CY, Ha JW, Chung N.
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Hospital, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) is caused by a new strain of the influenza virus. The disease has spread rapidly and was declared a pandemic in April, 2009. So far, however, there is a scarcity of information regarding the complications of swine influenza. A report of the disease in the winter of 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere found that the most common manifestations of influenza A virus infection are upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia. Although there may be an association between fulminant myocarditis and Swine influenza, cardiovascular complications resulting from swine Influenza A infection are exceedingly rare. We report a case of acute constrictive pericarditis in a healthy subject infected by the swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus.
PMID: 21088760 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21088760
Constrictive Pericarditis Accompanied by Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Infection.
Jang JY, Chang HJ, Jang Y, Han SH, Bang WD, Cho SS, Oh CM, Yu HT, Shim CY, Ha JW, Chung N.
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Hospital, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) is caused by a new strain of the influenza virus. The disease has spread rapidly and was declared a pandemic in April, 2009. So far, however, there is a scarcity of information regarding the complications of swine influenza. A report of the disease in the winter of 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere found that the most common manifestations of influenza A virus infection are upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia. Although there may be an association between fulminant myocarditis and Swine influenza, cardiovascular complications resulting from swine Influenza A infection are exceedingly rare. We report a case of acute constrictive pericarditis in a healthy subject infected by the swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus.
PMID: 21088760 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21088760