Effectiveness and safety of dabigatran in Latin American patients with atrial fibrillation: Two years follow up results from GLORIA-AF registry.

Background: Real-world data from different regions are needed to support the external validity of controlled trials and assess the impact of new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in clinical practice.

Methods: "GLORIA-AF" is a large, ongoing, multicenter, global, prospective registry program in patients with newly diagnosed non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) at risk of stroke. Newly diagnosed patients with NVAF (within 4.

[Tuberculous pericarditis. A case reported and a brief review].

Pericarditis in patients with tuberculosis is estimated from one to eight percent. The tuberculosis is considered endemic in developing countries and tuberculous pericarditis is found frequently in patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This entity is characterized by mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes, sternum or spine with retrograde tracheobronchial extension.