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Corticosteroids for Recurrent Pericarditis

Author(s) -

Massimo Imazio,

Antonio Brucato,

Davide Cumetti,

Giovanni Brambilla,

Brunella Demichelis,

Silvia Ferro,

Silvia Maestroni,

Enrico Cecchi,

Riccardo Belli,

G. Palmieri,

Rita Trinchero

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.761064

Subject(s) - medicine , prednisone , pericarditis , hazard ratio , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , regimen , corticosteroid , surgery

Corticosteroid use is widespread in recurrent pericarditis, even if rarely indicated, and high doses (eg, prednisone 1.0 to 1.5 mg . kg(-1) . d(-1)) are generally recommended, although only weak evidence supports their use with possible severe side effects. The aim of this work was to compare side effects, recurrences and other complications, and hospitalizations of a low- versus high-dose regimen of prednisone for recurrent pericarditis.

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