A rare cause of effusive–constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
Effusive–constrictive pericarditis (ECP) is an uncommon diagnosis, frequently missed due to its heterogeneous presentation, but a potentially reversible cause of heart failure. A 62‐year‐old Caucasian male presented with remittent right heart failure and
Andrea S. Giordani +9 more
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Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
Multimodality imaging is used to diagnose a patient with prior acute pericarditis and demonstrated effusive-constrictive physiology characterized by pericardial thickening with effusion, pericardial enhancement consistent with active inflammation, and ...
Jad Zeitoun +4 more
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Acute Transient Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
A 52-year-old female developed acute idiopathic pericarditis, which was complicated with tamponade. Constrictive physiology persisted after pericardiocentesis, and effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP) was diagnosed.
Kazuhito Hirata
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Disseminated tuberculosis with purulent effusive-constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
A 29-year-old male with recently diagnosed HIV/AIDS (25 CD4 cells/μL) presented to a major public hospital in Kampala, Uganda with subacute productive cough, dyspnea, “B” symptoms and bilateral leg swelling.
Rolando A. Zamora Gonzalez +1 more
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Effusive constrictive pericarditis in systemic sclerosis [PDF]
Cite this article as: Ahmed Z, Saxena P. Effusive constrictive pericarditis in systemic sclerosis. Eur J Rheumatol 2021; 8(1): 53-4.
Zaeem Ahmed, Pankaj Saxena
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Effusive-constrictive pericarditis as first manifestation of late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: an atypical case with grave prognosis [PDF]
Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that has a great diversity of clinical presentations and occurs mostly in young women.
I. Dewa Gde Dwi Sumajaya +2 more
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A Rare Case of Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: Emergency Surgical Treatment [PDF]
A 70-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency room in cardiac arrest. The patient was resuscitated and then referred to our cardiac surgery department, where he was diagnosed with suspected effusive constrictive pericarditis. A failed trial of
Annarita Iavazzo +5 more
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Chronic Effusive Pericarditis and Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
Chronic Pericarditis is inflammation that begins gradually, is long lasting and results in fluid accumulation in the pericardial space or thickening of the pericardium. The etiology is unknown but may be cancer, TB or hypothyroidism.
C. Richard Conti
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Pericardial waffle for effusive‐constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
We present the case of a 55‐year‐old female marathon runner who presented with progressive exercise intolerance and was diagnosed with effusive‐constrictive pericarditis.
Omid Kiamanesh +4 more
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Malignant primary pericardial mesothelioma presenting as effusive constrictive pericarditis: a case report study [PDF]
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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