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SUBMITTER: Wiysonge CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5618454 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wiysonge Charles S CS Ntsekhe Mpiko M Thabane Lehana L Volmink Jimmy J Majombozi Dumisani D Gumedze Freedom F Pandie Shaheen S Mayosi Bongani M BM
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20170913
<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculous pericarditis can impair the heart's function and cause death; long term, it can cause the membrane to fibrose and constrict causing heart failure. In addition to antituberculous chemotherapy, treatments include corticosteroids, drainage, and surgery.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the effects of treatments for tuberculous pericarditis.<h4>Search methods</h4>We searched the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group Specialized Register (27 March 2017); the Cochrane Central Re ...[more]