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[[Echocardiography]] or [[Ultrasound]] can be helpful in patients who develop [[pericardial effusion]] secondary to TB.<ref name="pmid19006110">{{cite journal| author=Kil UH, Jung HO, Koh YS, Park HJ, Park CS, Kim PJ et al.| title=Prognosis of large, symptomatic pericardial effusion treated by echo-guided percutaneous pericardiocentesis. | journal=Clin Cardiol | year= 2008 | volume= 31 | issue= 11 | pages= 531-7 | pmid=19006110 | doi=10.1002/clc.20305 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19006110 }} </ref> In rare occasions TB may lead to congestive heart failure, in which case [[echocardiograph]] may also help in the diagnosis. Common findings in [[CHF]] on the [[echocardiogram]] include: [[hypokinesia]]; valvular insufficiency; and enlargement of all heart chambers. | [[Echocardiography]] or [[Ultrasound]] can be helpful in patients who develop [[pericardial effusion]] secondary to TB.<ref name="pmid19006110">{{cite journal| author=Kil UH, Jung HO, Koh YS, Park HJ, Park CS, Kim PJ et al.| title=Prognosis of large, symptomatic pericardial effusion treated by echo-guided percutaneous pericardiocentesis. | journal=Clin Cardiol | year= 2008 | volume= 31 | issue= 11 | pages= 531-7 | pmid=19006110 | doi=10.1002/clc.20305 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19006110 }} </ref> In rare occasions TB may lead to congestive heart failure, in which case [[echocardiograph]] may also help in the diagnosis. Common findings in [[CHF]] on the [[echocardiogram]] include: [[hypokinesia]]; valvular insufficiency; and enlargement of all heart chambers. | ||
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*Tuberculosis involves the heart in 1-2% of the cases, and the [[pericardium]] is its the most commonly affected structure.<ref name="CusterCharr1939">{{cite journal|last1=Custer|first1=Edward W.|last2=Charr|first2=Robert|title=TUBERCULOSIS OF THE MYOCARDIUM|journal=Journal of the American Medical Association|volume=112|issue=14|year=1939|pages=1333|issn=0002-9955|doi=10.1001/jama.1939.62800140003009a}}</ref><ref name="Fowler1991">{{cite journal|last1=Fowler|first1=Noble O.|title=Tuberculous Pericarditis|journal=JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association|volume=266|issue=1|year=1991|pages=99|issn=0098-7484|doi=10.1001/jama.1991.03470010103039}}</ref> Patients with [[HIV]] have a high susceptibility for extra pulmonary tuberculosis including [[tuberculous pericarditis]]. [[Echocardiography]] is a good tool in diagnosing this extra pulmonary manifestation. | *Tuberculosis involves the heart in 1-2% of the cases, and the [[pericardium]] is its the most commonly affected structure.<ref name="CusterCharr1939">{{cite journal|last1=Custer|first1=Edward W.|last2=Charr|first2=Robert|title=TUBERCULOSIS OF THE MYOCARDIUM|journal=Journal of the American Medical Association|volume=112|issue=14|year=1939|pages=1333|issn=0002-9955|doi=10.1001/jama.1939.62800140003009a}}</ref><ref name="Fowler1991">{{cite journal|last1=Fowler|first1=Noble O.|title=Tuberculous Pericarditis|journal=JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association|volume=266|issue=1|year=1991|pages=99|issn=0098-7484|doi=10.1001/jama.1991.03470010103039}}</ref> Patients with [[HIV]] have a high susceptibility for extra pulmonary tuberculosis including [[tuberculous pericarditis]]. [[Echocardiography]] is a good tool in diagnosing this extra pulmonary manifestation. | ||
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Overview
Echocardiography or Ultrasound can be helpful in patients who develop pericardial effusion secondary to TB.[1] In rare occasions TB may lead to congestive heart failure, in which case echocardiograph may also help in the diagnosis. Common findings in CHF on the echocardiogram include: hypokinesia; valvular insufficiency; and enlargement of all heart chambers.
Echocardiography
- Tuberculosis involves the heart in 1-2% of the cases, and the pericardium is its the most commonly affected structure.[2][3] Patients with HIV have a high susceptibility for extra pulmonary tuberculosis including tuberculous pericarditis. Echocardiography is a good tool in diagnosing this extra pulmonary manifestation.
- The common findings in echocardiography include:[4]
- Pericardial thickening
- Pericardial effusion classified as mild, moderate and severe
- Exudative deposits with echo dense mass around epicardium
- Fibrin strands from pericardium protruding or crossing the pericardial space
- Although rare, the myocardium may also be involved in TB and should be suspected in patients with congestive heart failure and clinical features suggestive of TB.
- Echocardiographic findings may include:[5][6]
- Hypokinesia
- Enlargement of all heart chambers
- Mitral regurgitation
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Left ventricular systolic dysfunction
References
- ↑ Kil UH, Jung HO, Koh YS, Park HJ, Park CS, Kim PJ; et al. (2008). "Prognosis of large, symptomatic pericardial effusion treated by echo-guided percutaneous pericardiocentesis". Clin Cardiol. 31 (11): 531–7. doi:10.1002/clc.20305. PMID 19006110.
- ↑ Custer, Edward W.; Charr, Robert (1939). "TUBERCULOSIS OF THE MYOCARDIUM". Journal of the American Medical Association. 112 (14): 1333. doi:10.1001/jama.1939.62800140003009a. ISSN 0002-9955.
- ↑ Fowler, Noble O. (1991). "Tuberculous Pericarditis". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 266 (1): 99. doi:10.1001/jama.1991.03470010103039. ISSN 0098-7484.
- ↑ George S, Salama AL, Uthaman B, Cherian G (2004). "Echocardiography in differentiating tuberculous from chronic idiopathic pericardial effusion". Heart. 90 (11): 1338–9. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020081. PMC 1768544. PMID 15486140.
- ↑ Bali HK, Wahi S, Sharma BK, Anand IS, Datta BN, Wahi PL (1990). "Myocardial tuberculosis presenting as restrictive cardiomyopathy". Am Heart J. 120 (3): 703–6. PMID 2389712.
- ↑ Agarwal R, Malhotra P, Awasthi A, Kakkar N, Gupta D (2005). "Tuberculous dilated cardiomyopathy: an under-recognized entity?". BMC Infect Dis. 5: 29. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-5-29. PMC 1090580. PMID 15857515.