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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 +2 more
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Brothers with constrictive pericarditis – A novel mutation in a rare disease
Indian Heart Journal, 2016 Familial constrictive pericarditis is extremely rare. We report a case of two brothers both suffering constrictive pericarditis along with having multiple painless joint deformities.
Devendra V. Patil +3 more
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Accurate preoperative diagnosis of pericardial constriction using cine computed tomography [PDF]
, 1993 Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of cine computed tomography in the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis.Background.
Grover-McKay, Maleah +3 more
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ETIOLOGY, INVESTIGATIONS, AND TREATMENT IN CASES OF CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS [PDF]
, 2022 The fibroelastic sac that covers the heart is known as the pericardium. It has an effect on cardiac hemodynamics and serves as a protective barrier. Constrictive pericarditis is a condition in which the pericardium grows granulation tissue, causing a ...
ABD AL-RAZIK, ASHRAF HAMADA +5 more
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Rheumatoid constrictive pericarditis [clinical conference] [PDF]
Rheumatology, 1997 A 73-yr-old woman with a 4 yr history of rheumatoid arthritis presented with the clinical features of congestive cardiac failure. She had a good early response to standard therapy although she subsequently developed recurrent biventricular failure. The preservation of good ventricular function on echocardiography in the face of clinical evidence of ...
McRorie, E +3 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis: A Commonly Missed Cause of Treatable Diastolic Heart Failure
Cureus, 2020 Constrictive pericarditis arises as a result of the fibrous thickening of the pericardium due to chronic inflammatory changes from various injuries. Increased pulmonary and systemic venous pressures manifest clinical features of left and right heart ...
P. Bhattad, Vinay Jain
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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 +3 more
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Transient Constrictive Pericarditis after Coronary Bypass Surgery [PDF]
, 2011 Constrictive pericarditis is a rare complication after coronary artery bypass grafting In most cases pericardiectomy is required as a definitive treatment.
Choi, Sae-Young +3 more
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Acute idiopathic pericarditis with transient constriction [4] [PDF]
, 2004 The etiology and the clinical pattern of acute pericarditis change frequently and some classic assumption and descriptions are outdated.
Barbieri, Andrea +5 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis After Lung Transplantation
Transplantation, 2020 Background. Constrictive pericarditis is a rare, but increasingly recognized long-term postoperative complication of lung transplantation. Heightened clinical suspicion, improved diagnostic imaging, and effective surgical treatment of the disease have ...
J. Armstrong +7 more
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