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Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

Circulation, 1999
To The Editor: The interesting case featured in “Images in Cardiovascular Medicine” in the March 3, 1998, issue of Circulation 1 illustrates how elusive the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis can be and demonstrates how important it is to perform a comprehensive 2-dimensional/Doppler echocardiographic examination on all patients referred to the ...
R B, McCully, S T, Higano, J K, Oh
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Carcinoid constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

Heart, 1999
A 78 year old man presented with diarrhoea, anorexia, and progressive lower limb oedema. He was in atrial fibrillation and had a right pleural effusion and ascites. Ultrasound of the abdomen and 24 hour urinary hydroxyindoleacetic acid output indicated metastatic carcinoid syndrome.
S D, Johnston, P W, Johnston, D, O'Rourke   +2 more
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Predictors of postoperative complication and prolonged intensive care unit stay after complete pericardiectomy in tuberculous constrictive pericarditis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background The risk factors of postoperative outcomes after pericardiectomy in tuberculous constrictive pericarditis have still been unclear. This study aimed to investigate the predictors of postoperative complication and prolonged intensive care unit ...
Likui Fang, Guocan Yu, Jinpeng Huang, Wuchen Zhao, Bo Ye   +4 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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Quantification of echodensities in tuberculous pericardial effusion using fractal geometry: a proof of concept study

Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2012
Background The purpose of this study was to quantify the heterogeneous distribution of echodensities in the pericardial fluid of patients with tuberculous pericarditis using echocardiography and fractal analysis, and to determine whether there were ...
Ntsekhe Mpiko, Mayosi Bongani M, Gumbo Tawanda   +2 more
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Rituximab and pericardiectomy with waffle procedure in constrictive pericarditis due to IgG4‐related disease: A case report

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message We should consider IgG4‐related disease (IGRD) as one of the potential causes of constrictive pericarditis. In patients with constrictive pericarditis due to IGRD, the combination of surgical treatment and immunosuppressive therapy ...
Toshitaka Okabe, Taishi Kawahata, Yui Koyanagi, Yuki Ito, Yuma Gibo, Takeshi Okura, Naoei Isomura, Akihiro Nabuchi, Hiroshi Okuyama, Masahiko Ochiai   +9 more
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Chylous ascites and chylothorax due to constrictive pericarditis in a patient infected with HIV: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Chylothorax and chylous ascites are uncommon and usually associated with trauma or neoplasms. To the best of our knowledge, constrictive pericarditis leading to chylothorax and chylous ascites in a person infected with HIV has never ...
Summachiwakij Sarawut, Tungsubutra Wiwun, Koomanachai Pornpan, Charoenratanakul Suchai   +3 more
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Diagnostic procedure for localized constrictive pericarditis leading to bilateral pleural effusion: two case reports

ESC Heart Failure
Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disease. Localized constrictive pericarditis leading to bilateral pleural effusion is more difficult to recognize, and the diagnostic procedure can be ambiguous.
Shaowei Liu, Zhi Li, Naijian Li, Weifeng Wei, Xinyin Liang, Jinlin Wang   +5 more
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Transient constrictive pericarditis in Bruton disease: a case report

Российский кардиологический журнал
Introduction. Constrictive pericarditis is a long-term consequence of any pathological process developing in the pericardium due to fibrinous thickening and calcification of its layers, which prevents normal cardiac diastolic filling. One of its forms is
S. V. Kruchinova, K. V. Skaletsky, E. K. Donets, A. M. Namitokov, M. V. Karibova, E. D. Kosmacheva   +5 more
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Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2010
![Figure][1] A 15-year-old boy developed cough, low-grade fever, and extreme lethargy over 4 weeks that was unresponsive to a short course of macrolide antibiotic. Laboratory workup was notable for a negative Epstein-Barr virus early antigens antibody, monoslide test, and normal ...
Zurick, Andrew O., Klein, Allan L.
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