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Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015
Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by constriction of the heart secondary to pericardial inflammation. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is useful imaging modality for addressing the challenges of confirming this diagnosis. It can be used to exclude other causes of right heart failure, such as pulmonary hypertension or myocardial ...
Tse, Gary, Ali, Aamir, Alpendurada, Francisco, Prasad, Sanjay, Raphael, Claire E, Vassiliou, Vassilios   +5 more
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2013
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a rare clinical entity that can pose diagnostic problems. The diagnosis of CP requires a high degree of clinical suspicion. The gold standard for diagnosis is cardiac catheterization with analysis of intracavitary pressure curves, which are high and, in end diastole, equal in all chambers.
Hossein Doustkami, Afshin Hooshyar, Nasrollah Maleki, Zahra Tavosi, Iraj Feizi   +4 more
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A case report of constrictive pericarditis: a forgotten cause of refractory ascites

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Constrictive pericarditis is well known but rare and commonly forgotten cause of ascites. Early diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis is difficult due to absence of typical cardiopulmonary signs and multiple vague symptoms and its insidious course.
Mohammad Barry, MD, Saud Al-Muhaidb, MD, Ahmed Fathala, MD   +2 more
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Effect of prednisolone on inflammatory markers in pericardial tuberculosis: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Pericardial disorders are a common cause of heart disease, and the most common cause of pericarditis in developing countries is tuberculous (TB) pericarditis.
Lai, RP, Mayosi, BM, Ntsekhe, M, Ross, IL, Shenje, J, Wilkinson, KA, Wilkinson, RJ   +6 more
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Effusive-constrictive pericarditis, hepatitis, and pancreatitis in a patient with possible coxsackievirus B infection: a case report [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Coxsackie B is a viral pathogen that presents with various invasive diseases in adults. Historically, the majority of adult cases with pericarditis or myocarditis have been attributed to coxsackievirus B.
Jon Persichino, Made Sutjita, Rajagopal Krishnan, Roger Garrison   +3 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis

Circulation Journal, 2008
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is characterized by scarring and loss of elasticity of the pericardium, resulting in external impedance of cardiac filling. In the developed world, CP is most frequently encountered as a consequence of previous cardiac surgery, thoracic irradiation, viral or idiopathic causes.
Partho P, Sengupta, Mackram F, Eleid, Bijoy K, Khandheria   +2 more
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A rare case of constrictive pericarditis with Budd–Chiari syndrome due to right atrial thrombosis

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021
Patients living with HIV (PLWH) with previous pulmonary tuberculosis, presenting with disproportionate ascites to peripheral congestion, should alert the clinician to consider constrictive pericarditis and Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS).
Somasundram Pillay, Nokwazi Moffat
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Constrictive pericarditis in a post–renal transplant patient: a case report [PDF]

, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Constrictive pericarditis is a rare complication in the post–renal transplant period. It poses a diagnostic dilemma even in the modern era. Its incidence is not known and tuberculosis is implicated in some of the cases. CASE PRESENTATION: A
Chaminda Kularathne, Harshani D Perera, Ranga M Weerakkody, Rezvi Sheriff   +3 more
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Blunt trauma as a suspected cause of delayed constrictive pericarditis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Constrictive pericarditis is a heterogeneous disease with many causes. Traumatic hemopericardium is an uncommon initiating cause. We report the case of a man developing constrictive pericarditis after blunt chest trauma, in order to ...
Arabia Francisco A, Jaroszewski Dawn E, Anderson Eric M   +2 more
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An Unusual Case of Parasitic Constrictive Pericarditis

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
Parasitic constrictive pericarditis is a rare entity. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who presented with dyspnea, ascites, and pedal edema and was found to have constrictive pericarditis on multimodality imaging with positive serology for ...
Ankit Agrawal, MD, Ashwin K. Kumar, MD, Muhammad Majid, MD, Abdullah Yesilyaprak, MD, Beni Verma, MD, Aro Daniela Arockiam, MD, Osamah Badwan, MD, Alveena Batool Syed, MD, Allan L. Klein, MD   +8 more
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