Dressler Syndrome in the 21 st Century

Future CardiologyAhead of Print EditorialDressler syndrome in the 21st CenturyMatthew Cotton & Frederick SweetingMatthew Cotton**Author for correspondence: E-mail Address: m.cotton3@nhs.netTorbay Hospital & South Devon Foundation Trust, TQ2 7AA & Frederick Sweeting*Author for correspondence: E-mail Address: Frederick.sweeting@nhs.netTorbay Hospital & South Devon Foundation Trust, TQ2 7AAPublished Online:7 Nov 2023https://doi.org/10.2217/fca-2023-0100AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleKeywords: acute coronary syndromesautoimmunecase studychest paincolchicineDresslerinflammationpericardial diseasepericardial effusionST elevationReferences1. Bendjelid K, Pugin J. Is Dressler syndrome dead? Chest 126(5), 1680–1682 (2004).Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar2. Malik J, Zaidi SMJ, Rana AS, Haider A, Tahir S. Post-cardiac injury syndrome: an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment. Am. Heart J. Plus: Cardiol. Res. Practice 12, 100068 (2021).Crossref, Google Scholar3. Pattnaik H, Kashyap R, Surani S. Dressler syndrome. Pericarditis: From Diagnosis to Treatment 1–24 doi:10.4328/jcam.3939 (2023).Google Scholar4. Wessman DE, Stafford CM. The postcardiac injury syndrome: case report and review of the literature. South Med. J. 99(3), 309–314 (2006).Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar5. Ramasamy V, Mayosi BM, Sturrock ED, Ntsekhe M. Established and novel pathophysiological mechanisms of pericardial injury and constrictive pericarditis. World J. Cardiol. 10(9), 87 (2018).Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar6. Campos ID, Salgado A, Azevedo P, Vieira C. Dressler's syndrome: are we underdiagnosing what we think to be rare? BMJ Case Rep. 12(5), 1–3 (2019).Crossref, Google Scholar7. Andreis A, Imazio M, Casula M, Avondo S, Brucato A. Recurrent pericarditis: an update on diagnosis and management. Int. Emerg. Med. 16(3), 551 (2021).Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar8. Horneffer PJ, Miller RH, Pearson TA, Rykiel MF, Reitz BA, Gardner TJ. The effective treatment of postpericardiotomy syndrome after cardiac operations. A randomized placebo-controlled trial. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 100(2), 292–296 (1990).Crossref, Medline, CAS, Google Scholar9. Feola A, De Stefano N, Della Pietra B. Pericarditis epistenocardica or Dressler syndrome? An autopsy case. Case Rep. Med. 2015, 1–3 (2015).Crossref, Google Scholar10. Aten K, Raney K, Alomar A. Dressler syndrome: not just a relic of the past. Cureus 14(10), 1–3 (2022).Google Scholar11. Connaire S, Elchinova E, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Campbell P. Cardiac tamponade secondary to Dressler's syndrome. BMJ Case Rep. 14(8), 1–3 (2021).Crossref, Google Scholar12. Nomoto F, Suzuki S, Hashizume N et al. A case of Dressler's syndrome successfully treated with colchicine and acetaminophen. J. Cardiol. Cases 23(3), 131 (2021).Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar13. Campos ID, Salgado A, Azevedo P, Vieira C. Case report: Dressler's syndrome: are we underdiagnosing what we think to be rare? BMJ Case Rep. 12(5), 227772 (2019).Crossref, Google Scholar14. Pyxaras SA, Lardieri G, Milo M, Vitrella G, Sinagra G. Chest pain and ST elevation: not always ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. J. Cardiovasc. Med. 11, 615–618 (2010).Crossref, Google ScholarFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Ahead of Print STAY CONNECTED Metrics Downloaded 15 times History Received 6 August 2023 Accepted 16 October 2023 Published online 7 November 2023 Information© 2023 Future Medicine LtdKeywordsacute coronary syndromesautoimmunecase studychest paincolchicineDresslerinflammationpericardial diseasepericardial effusionST elevationAuthor contributionsThis editorial was drafted by M Cotton, with review and edits made by F Sweeting.Financial disclosureThe authors have no financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.Competing interests disclosureThe authors have no competing interests or relevant affiliations with any organization or entity with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.Writing disclosureNo writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.PDF download