Preferred Label : Cholesterol:SCnc:Pt:Pericard fld:Qn:;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC display name : Cholesterol (Pericard fld) [Moles/Vol];
LOINC long common name : Cholesterol [Moles/volume] in Pericardial fluid;
LOINC short name : Cholest Pcar-sCnc;
LOINC description : Measuring cholesterol in pericardial fluid is used to diagnose cholesterol pericarditis,
an uncommon form of pericardial disease of unknown pathophysiology, that is characterized
by chronic relapsing, usually large, pericardial effusions that are distinctive due
to a high level of cholesterol. The condition is usually idiopathic, but can be associated
with various systemic diseases such as hypothyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis,
among others. Complications such as cardiac tamponade and chronic constrictive pericarditis
are relatively rare. [PMID: 16041969] Cholesterol pericarditis a special type of pericardial
effusion rich in LDL-cholesterol, that may form masses along with debris and fibrin,
crystallizing over time and depositing in the pericardium, leading to pericarditis.
In patients with this form of pericarditis, pericardial LDL-cholesterol levels are
higher than those in the plasma, while in healthy individuals, they are lower.;
Origin ID : 78518-8;
UMLS CUI : C4071005;
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