Resolution of pericardial constriction with Anakinra in a patient with effusive-constrictive pericarditis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15:223:215-216. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.131. Epub 2016 Aug 7.

Authors

Aaron Schatz¹, Cory Trankle¹, Ali Yassen¹, Christopher Chipko¹, Mohammed Rajab¹, Nayef Abouzaki¹, Antonio Abbate²

Affiliations

¹ VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
² VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. Electronic address: abbatea@yahoo.com.

PMID: 27541656
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.131

No abstract available

Keywords: Anakinra; Constriction; Pericarditis; Rheumatoid arthritis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy
Female
Humans
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / therapeutic use*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
Pericardial Effusion / drug therapy*
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnosis
Pericarditis, Constrictive / drug therapy*
Pericarditis, Constrictive / etiology

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein