Acta cardiologica
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Case Reports
Successful treatment of staphylococcal pericarditis with early catheter drainage and antibiotics.
We describe a 26-year-old man with staphylococcal pericarditis who was treated successfully by percutaneous catheter drainage combined with antibiotics. One year later he remains in good condition without echocardiographic evidence of constriction.
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Comparative Study
Complications in spinal cord stimulation for treatment of angina pectoris. Differences in unipolar and multipolar percutaneous inserted electrodes.
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has become a well established treatment for ischaemic nociceptive pain condition such as angina pectoris. In patients not suitable candidates for coronary bypass grafting or intraarterial invasive technique (i.e. PTCA and Stent) SCS is an alternative. ⋯ Changes of electrode combination in connection with small migrations were necessary in 29% of the patients with multipolar electrodes. Therefore, there was no significant difference between frequency of migration for patients with monopolar or quadripolar epidural stimulation electrodes (p = 0.31). When SCS was used for treatment of anginal pain, the frequency of electrode tip migrations was high, but the use of multipolar electrodes gave the possibility to compensate for the migration, and to avoid surgical replacement.