Özyüksel, Arda2026-09-172026-09-172026Özyüksel, A. (2026). A clinical mirage: The peril of improving laboratory markers in meningococcal-induced cardiac tamponade. JACC: Case Reports, 31(35), pp. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.1093242666-0849https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.109324https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13055/1647In this issue of JACC: Case Reports, Pagotan et al describe a compelling case of immune-mediated meningococcal pericarditis progressing to car diac tamponade despite apparent microbiological resolution and improving laboratory parameters.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEchocardiographyHemodynamicsInotropesPericardial EffusionTamponadeEditorial10.1016/j.jaccas.2026.1093243135122-s2.0-105047972879PMID: 42689934Q4