Semiquantitative 18F-FDG PET/CT in monitoring glucocorticoid response of immunoglobulin G4-related effusive constrictive pericarditis: a case report [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular DisordersBackground Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related effusive constrictive pericarditis (ECP) is a rare manifestation of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). It can lead to persistent pericardial fibrosis, resulting in cardiac tamponade, diastolic dysfunction, and ...
Soo Yeon An, Byung Joo Sun
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Tuberculosis Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis. [PDF]
JACC Case RepEffusive-constrictive pericarditis is a rare pericardial syndrome characterized by the coexistence of constrictive physiology and pericardial effusion. Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of pericardial disease in endemic regions, posing significant diagnostic challenges.A 67-year-old man from Brazil presented with progressive dyspnea, low-grade fever,
Garbin HI, Polanczyk CA.
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Not So Transient Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis. [PDF]
JACC Case Rep, 2023 A 63-year-old male patient presented with chest pain and signs of volume overload. His work-up revealed a diagnosis of transient effusive constrictive pericarditis of idiopathic etiology. Despite treatment with optimal medical therapy, he continued to experience persistent symptoms eventually requiring radical pericardiectomy.
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Constrictive Pericarditis and Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis: Is There a Role for Medical Therapy? [PDF]
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular JournalConstrictive pericarditis (CP) represents a spectrum of pericardial diseases characterized by impaired ventricular filling due to a noncompliant pericardium.
Lamis El Harake +2 more
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Effusive–constrictive pericarditis secondary to pneumopericardium associated with gastropericardial fistula [PDF]
ESC Heart Failure, 2021 A 66‐year‐old man with a history of gastric pull‐up reconstruction for oesophageal cancer was hospitalized because of prolonged chest pain. Chest X‐ray demonstrated pneumopericardium.
Yoshiyasu Ono +9 more
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Effusive–constrictive pericarditis after the second dose of BNT162b2 vaccine (Comirnaty): a case report [PDF]
European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 2022 Background: Whereas effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP) can rarely occur in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), to date no cases of ECP related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) vaccine have been documented.
Giacomo Maria Viani +2 more
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Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis in the Era of COVID-19
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical CasesEffusive-constrictive pericarditis is a rare condition in which the visceral pericardium compresses the heart, with fluid accumulation in the pericardial space leading to cardiac tamponade.
Shriya Sharma +6 more
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A Case of Delayed Hemorrhagic Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Placement [PDF]
JACC: Case Reports, 2019 This report describes a case of pericardial effusion and tamponade that appeared several weeks after WATCHMAN device (Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts) placement for left atrial appendage occlusion.
Shuktika Nandkeolyar, MD +2 more
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Pulmonary actinomycosis complicated by effusive constrictive pericarditis
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 1991 A case of pulmonary actinomycosis presenting with a right calf abscess and complicated by effusive constrictive pericarditis is discussed. Clinical improvement occurred with antibiotic therapy and pericardiectomy.
C A Mitchell
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Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis Due to Cholesterol Pericarditis. [PDF]
Intern Med, 2022 Mima H, Tamaki Y, Kondo H, Tamura T.
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