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ObjectivesThe primary objective of this study is to analyze the clinical manifestations, diagnostic procedures, and outcomes of patients with pathologically confirmed constrictive pericarditis who presented with bilateral pleural effusions.
Weifeng Wei +6 more
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Background: Causes of constrictive pericarditis and predictors of peri-operative outcome following pericardiectomy are not clearly elucidated, especially in Africa, where disease characteristics differ from developed countries. Furthermore, the impact of
Mutyaba, Arthur Kaggwe
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Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Report of Two Cases
Constrictive pericarditis is a rare presentation. We need a very high index of clinical suspicion to diagnose the disease. It most commonly presents secondary to tuberculosis (TB) in the developing world and post-radiation therapy in the developed world.
Javaid A Khan +7 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis: When Horses Become Zebras
Background: Disease of the pericardium can be broken down into 3 pericardial compressive syndromes. Of particular interest involving the following case is that of constrictive pericarditis.
TERHARK, MATTHEW
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The treatment of pericardial diseases is largely empirical because of the relative lack of randomized trials compared with other cardiovascular diseases. The main forms of pericardial diseases that can be encountered in the clinical setting include acute
Derosa F. G. +8 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
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Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis in a HIV-positive patient
Constrictive pericarditis is a relatively rare clinical manifestation nowadays. We present the case of an HIV-positive patient with constrictive calcified pericarditis due to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Eckstein, Friedrich S. +3 more
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