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Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular

MedGen UID:
52883
•Concept ID:
C0041308
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cardiovascular Tuberculoses; Cardiovascular Tuberculosis; Tuberculoses, Cardiovascular

Definition

Pathological conditions of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM caused by infection of MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS. Tuberculosis involvement may include the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTuberculosis, Cardiovascular

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The treatment of tuberculous pericarditis.
GOYETTE EM
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1960 Sep;3:141-4. doi: 10.1016/s0033-0620(60)80077-1. PMID: 13828650
Tuberculous pericarditis; its treatment with streptomycin and some observations on the natural history of the disease.
MYERS TM, HAMBURGER M
Am J Med 1952 Mar;12(3):302-10. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(52)90358-6. PMID: 14902877

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diffuse pseudo-tumoral pericardial tuberculosis.
Colin GC, Pouleur AC, Belkhir L, Baldin P, Gerber B
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2017 Apr 1;18(4):484. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jew306. PMID: 28065910
Successful treatment of a mycotic multifocal thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm as a late sequelae of intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy: case report and literature review.
Davis FM, Miller DJ, Newton D, Arya S, Escobar GA
Ann Vasc Surg 2015;29(4):840.e9-13. Epub 2015 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.12.020. PMID: 25736202
Tuberculous ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm.
Shahabuddin S, Sami SA
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013 Oct;17(4):742-3. Epub 2013 Jun 21 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt271. PMID: 23793711Free PMC Article
Coronary vasculitis. A review in the current scheme of classification of vasculitis.
Lie JT
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1987 Mar;111(3):224-33. PMID: 3548644
Adenosine deaminase activity in tuberculous pericarditis.
Martinez-Vazquez JM, Ribera E, Ocaña I, Segura RM, Serrat R, Sagrista J
Thorax 1986 Nov;41(11):888-9. doi: 10.1136/thx.41.11.888. PMID: 3824276Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Tuberculosis and pseudoaneurysms.
De Smet D, Payen MC, Remes J, Van den Wijngaert S, Vouche M, Konopnicki D
Med Mal Infect 2020 Aug;50(5):446-450. Epub 2020 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2020.01.013. PMID: 32081503
Tuberculous endocarditis.
Liu A, Nicol E, Hu Y, Coates A
Int J Cardiol 2013 Aug 10;167(3):640-5. Epub 2012 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.08.009. PMID: 23021600
MYOCARDIAL BIOPSY.
RAFFENSPERGER J, DRISCOL JF, SUTTON GC, WEINBERG M Jr
Arch Surg 1964 Dec;89:1021-3. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1964.01320060089017. PMID: 14208446
SILICOSIS AND TUBERCULOSIS.
SCHEPERS GW
Ind Med Surg 1964 Jun;33:381-99. PMID: 14173954
PERICARDIAL BIOPSY.
SCHWARTZ MJ, NAY HR, FITZPATRICK HF
Arch Intern Med 1963 Dec;112:917-23. doi: 10.1001/archinte.1963.03860060141015. PMID: 14065002

Therapy

Tuberculosis and pseudoaneurysms.
De Smet D, Payen MC, Remes J, Van den Wijngaert S, Vouche M, Konopnicki D
Med Mal Infect 2020 Aug;50(5):446-450. Epub 2020 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2020.01.013. PMID: 32081503
Patterns and clinical manifestations of tuberculous myocarditis: a systematic review of cases.
Michira BN, Alkizim FO, Matheka DM
Pan Afr Med J 2015;21:118. Epub 2015 Jun 12 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.118.4282. PMID: 26327955Free PMC Article
Tuberculous endocarditis.
Liu A, Nicol E, Hu Y, Coates A
Int J Cardiol 2013 Aug 10;167(3):640-5. Epub 2012 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.08.009. PMID: 23021600
Tuberculous pericarditis.
Ortbals DW, Avioli LV
Arch Intern Med 1979 Feb;139(2):231-4. PMID: 434978
Diagnosis, prevention and early therapy of tuberculosis.
Mayock RL, MacGregor RR
Dis Mon 1976 May;22(8):1-60. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(76)80006-5. PMID: 817877

Prognosis

Diffuse pseudo-tumoral pericardial tuberculosis.
Colin GC, Pouleur AC, Belkhir L, Baldin P, Gerber B
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2017 Apr 1;18(4):484. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jew306. PMID: 28065910
Tuberculous endocarditis.
Liu A, Nicol E, Hu Y, Coates A
Int J Cardiol 2013 Aug 10;167(3):640-5. Epub 2012 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.08.009. PMID: 23021600
Intracardiac tuberculoma.
Chang BC, Ha JW, Kim JT, Chung N, Cho SH
Ann Thorac Surg 1999 Jan;67(1):226-8. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01081-9. PMID: 10086555
Tuberculous pericarditis.
Ortbals DW, Avioli LV
Arch Intern Med 1979 Feb;139(2):231-4. PMID: 434978
CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
ANAND SS, SAINI VK, WAHI PL
Dis Chest 1965 Mar;47:291-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.47.3.291. PMID: 14275543

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnostic 'nightmares' in an HIV patient with a cardiac mass and a previous history of tuberculosis.
Pradegan N, Rossi E, Gerosa G, Bottio T
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2019 Dec;20(12):841-843. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000860. PMID: 31464799
"Open top flask" sign.
Barik R, Siva Prasad A
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2017 Nov;25(9):656. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1177/0218492316652057. PMID: 27225399
FDG-PET in a myocardial tuberculoma.
Braquet P, Baptista G, Ilonca DA, Roubille F, Le Moing V, Jeandel C
Age Ageing 2015 Jan;44(1):173-4. Epub 2014 Oct 20 doi: 10.1093/ageing/afu147. PMID: 25331974
A rare disappearing right atrial mass.
Rao VR, Jagannath K, Sunil PK, Madhusudana N
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012 Aug;15(2):290-1. Epub 2012 Apr 25 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs129. PMID: 22535544Free PMC Article
Cardiac tuberculosis. A study of 19 patients.
Rose AG
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1987 May;111(5):422-6. PMID: 3566473

Recent systematic reviews

Tuberculosis and the Heart.
López-López JP, Posada-Martínez EL, Saldarriaga C, Wyss F, Ponte-Negretti CI, Alexander B, Miranda-Arboleda AF, Martínez-Sellés M, Baranchuk A; Neglected Tropical Diseases, Other Infectious Diseases Affecting the Heart (the NET‐Heart Project)
J Am Heart Assoc 2021 Apr 6;10(7):e019435. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.019435. PMID: 33733808Free PMC Article
Patterns and clinical manifestations of tuberculous myocarditis: a systematic review of cases.
Michira BN, Alkizim FO, Matheka DM
Pan Afr Med J 2015;21:118. Epub 2015 Jun 12 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.118.4282. PMID: 26327955Free PMC Article

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