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Two-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Demonstration of Reduction in Fibrin Content in Purulent Pericarditis Following Intrapericardial Fibrinolytic Agent Administration
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  • Mahmoud Abdelsalam,
  • Cyril Nathaniel,
  • Zeyad Elmarzouky,
  • Subash Dulal,
  • Usama Habib,
  • Maram Ahmed,
  • Amir Ashiq,
  • Navin Nanda
Mahmoud Abdelsalam
Conemaugh Health System

Corresponding Author:mg.abdelsalam.md@gmail.com

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Cyril Nathaniel
Conemaugh Health System
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Zeyad Elmarzouky
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Subash Dulal
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Usama Habib
Conemaugh Health System
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Maram Ahmed
Ain Shams University
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Amir Ashiq
Conemaugh Health System
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Navin Nanda
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Abstract

We describe an adult patient who presented with purulent pericarditis in whom two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a marked decrease in the area of the right ventricular wall together with the overlying fibrin following intrapericardial administration of a fibrinolytic agent. Documentation of this decrease by measurements performed and illustrated on two-dimensional images have not been reported previously in an adult patient with purulent pericarditis, to the best of our knowledge.
11 Oct 2021Submitted to Echocardiography
12 Oct 2021Submission Checks Completed
12 Oct 2021Assigned to Editor
25 Oct 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
23 Nov 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
23 Nov 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Jan 2022Published in Echocardiography volume 39 issue 1 on pages 146-148. 10.1111/echo.15282