Association of serum digoxin concentration with morbidity and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation, heart failure and reduced ejection fraction of 45 % or below.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are common cardiovascular conditions linked to significant health burdens. This review aims to study the relationship of serum digoxin concentration and mortality and morbidity outcomes in defined population.

Methods: We conducted a thorough search of databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library, from inception until 20th Aug 2023.

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pericarditis presenting as cardiac tamponade.

Chest computed tomography showed pericardial effusion and bilateral small pleural effusion in a 19-year-old patient. Nine hundred mL of yellow purulent fluid was drained by pericardiocentesis. Culture of the fluid grew methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).