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Pericardial Thickness Measured With Transesophageal Echocardiography: Feasibility and Potential Clinical Usefulness [PDF]
Objectives. This study assessed the reliability of transesophageal echocardiographic measurements of pericardial thickness and the potential diagnostic usefulness of this technique.Background.
Breen, Jerome F+6 more
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Long-term results of radical pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis in Korean population
BackgroundThe extent of pericardiectomy is an important issue in constrictive pericarditis but its impact on long-term outcomes has been rarely reported.
Min Suk Choi+5 more
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Successful Treatment of Pneumothorax in a Dog With Sterile Pleural Fibrosis Caused by Chylothorax [PDF]
A 2-year-old, 12 kg, intact male crossbreed dog was presented with respiratory distress, exercise intolerance, and gagging. Plain thoracic radiographs revealed severe pleural effusion.
Gruber, Achim D.+3 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis: A Medical or Surgical Disease?
Constrictive pericarditis is a disease of the pericardium resulting from chronic inflammation and/or scar responsible for a clinical feature of left and right ventricular failure.
Sung‐A Chang, J. Oh
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A clinical case of tuberculosis with transient constrictive pericarditis and perimyocarditis
Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare diagnosis seen among as few as 1% of tuberculosis (TB) patients in developed countries. We present a case of a 60-year-old male suffering from a transient constrictive pericarditis and subclinical involvement of the ...
V D Mathiasen+3 more
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Imaging Features of Constrictive Pericarditis: Beyond Pericardial Thickening [PDF]
Constrictive pericarditis is caused by adhesions between the visceral and parietal layers of the pericardium and progressive pericardial fibrosis that restricts diastolic filling of the heart.
Napolitano, Giuseppe+2 more
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Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
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 ...
Stuart T. Higano+2 more
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Pericarditis constrictiva: multimodalidad
Resumen: La pericarditis constrictiva es una entidad clínica que se manifiesta con signos y síntomas de insuficiencia cardiaca diastólica, causada por un pericardio anormalmente engrosado y rígido, o ambos, y disminución consecuente del llenado ...
Renato Quispe+2 more
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Constrictive pericarditis in childhood [PDF]
Five children with constrictive pericarditis are described. All underwent surgery to release the restricted heart, and two died. Tuberculosis still plays a major role in the aetiology of this disease; it was proven in one patient and suspected in two others. No other aetiological factors were identified. Clinically, constrictive pericarditis does not
J. F. N. Taylor, A. Simcha
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There is a need to review the multimodality imaging techniques, as well as the emerging role of the newer noninvasive imaging modalities in the field of constrictive pericarditis (CP).
Wissam Alajaji+9 more
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