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Constrictive Pericarditis and Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis: Is There a Role for Medical Therapy? [PDF]

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) represents a spectrum of pericardial diseases characterized by impaired ventricular filling due to a noncompliant pericardium.
Lamis El Harake, Mohamed Al-Kazaz, Paul C. Cremer   +2 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
We report a case of constrictive pericarditis (CP), a rare condition caused by fibrotic pericardial thickening or scarring resulting in restricted ventricular filling. Echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are key in diagnosis.
Yadav NK, Tivakaran VS, Siddique MS.
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Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

Clinical Cardiology, 1999
AbstractThe diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis remains a challenge because its physical findings and hemodynamics mimic restrictive cardiomyopathy. Various diagnostic advances over the years enable us to differentiate between these two conditions.
Minesh Mehta, Abnash C Jain
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Reversible Advanced Liver Fibrosis in Pediatric Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

JACC: Case Reports
Background: Chronic constrictive pericarditis is a rare cause of heart failure in children and may present with nonspecific symptoms. Chronic venous congestion can result in liver injury mimicking cirrhosis. Case Summary: An 8-year-old boy presented with
Svetlana A. Konchina, MD, Dmitry V. Kovalev, MD, PhD, Lyale Ch. Yanybaeva, MD, Victor B. Samsonov, MD, PhD, Nikolay S. Chikin, MD, Timur Y. Danilov, MD, PhD   +5 more
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Perioperative and Surgical Management of Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Constrictive pericarditis represents a form of severe diastolic heart failure characterized by impaired diastolic filling due to a rigid, noncompliant pericardium.
Lamis El Harake, Mohamed Al-Kazaz, Paul C. Cremer, Douglas R. Johnston   +3 more
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Constrictive pericarditis after lung transplantation: A single-center cohort [PDF]

JHLT Open
Background: Constrictive pericarditis most commonly occurs after cardiac surgery and has been rarely reported following lung transplantation. Limited data and variable presentations make diagnosis challenging in this population.
Rimsha Ahmad, MD, Sushil A. Luis, MD, PhD, Jae K. Oh, MD, Maliha Zahid, MD, PhD   +3 more
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A Review of the Surgical Treatment for Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2023
Chronic constrictive pericarditis results in the signs and symptoms of heart failure due to the chronic compression of the myocardium. When the pericardium becomes thickened and fibrosed, surgery is the sole curative management strategy. Surgery leads to
Imran Khan
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Constrictive pericarditis caused by viral myocarditis in children: a brief report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022
Background Constrictive pericarditis is more common in adults and has a low incidence in children. Here is a case of coxsackie virus induced myocarditis in children, resulting in constrictive pericarditis.
Haiyan Lei, Dandan Wang, Haiyong Wang, Yuansheng Xu   +3 more
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Armored heart as an image of constrictive pericarditis - a review of the literature

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023
Introduction: Pericarditis is diagnosed among 5% patients hospitalized due to chest pain. It is included in pericardial syndromes together with constrictive pericarditis, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade.
Wojciech Wokurka, Agata Węgrzyniak, Dominik Drobek, Aleksandra Winiarz, Paula Szlendak, Katarzyna Toś, Kacper Wojtala, Michał Turek, Katarzyna Wąsala, Sylwia Grosman   +9 more
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis in a low-income-setting: Challenges and Outcome of Surgery

Ibom Medical Journal, 2022
Background: In a low-income setting like ours, chronic constrictive pericarditis is not uncommon. Affected patients present late for surgical management owing to poverty and ignorance. These two factors adversely affect the outcome of surgery. Objective:
Nwafor IA, Nwafor MN, Eze AC
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