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Case report: Epstein–Barr virus and constrictive pericarditis—An unusual combination
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 Constrictive pericarditis is a chronic inflammatory process that can lead to heart failure if not diagnosed and treated correctly. Although Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)–related pericarditis is a very rare condition, it should still be considered for a ...
Mario Panebianco +8 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background Primary pericardial mesothelioma (PPM) is a rare malignancy with a high prevalence of mortality. The diagnosis is usually challenging using a variety of imaging modalities and invasive procedures and is generally performed at the later stages ...
Amir Savarrakhsh +6 more
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Outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis following mediastinal irradiation
Journal of cardiac surgery, 2021 Pericardiectomy for postradiation constrictive pericarditis has been reported to generally have unfavorable outcomes. This study sought to evaluate surgical outcomes in a large cohort of patients undergoing pericardiectomy for radiation‐associated ...
S. Pahwa +12 more
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2023 Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a challenging clinical scenario in which the heart muscle is entrapped by thick, fibrous, and frequently calcified pericardial layers. Whereas infectious diseases (mostly bacterial) had been observed as the main etiology in the last decades, nowadays, post-surgical or radiotherapy iatrogenic inflammation is becoming ...
Meghan, Nahass, John, Kassotis
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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 +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 +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 +3 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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Successful Radical Pericardiectomy for Porcelain Constrictive Pericarditis
JACC: Case Reports, 2021 We report the case of a patient with severely calcified constrictive pericarditis and liver cirrhosis who underwent successful off-pump radical pericardiectomy. The cardiac parameters significantly improved without severe complications.
Yusuke Hamada, MD +4 more
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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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