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what are common treatments
by courtney h, Sep 25, 2007 01:27PM
a very dear friend has just been diagnosed w/pericarditis. he is 32 hispanic male. so far he is on antibotics, steriods, anti inflamitory, and diuretic. is this life threatening? what are other procedures out there, other than medication?
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by maggiemag, Sep 25, 2007 08:31PM
Do they know why he has this? I think he is on all the right meds and should be fine. If the fluid would be a very large amount and would be hindering the normal contraction of the heart, then they would do a pericardiocentesis to drain off the fluid. This can have a dramatic effect but sometimes needs to be repeated. This severe kind would be more common after heart surgery like a bypass.
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