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Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]

Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015
Introduction: Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by constriction of the heart secondary to pericardial inflammation. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is useful imaging modality for addressing the challenges of confirming this ...
Ali, Aamir, Alpendurada, Francisco, Prasad, Sanjay, Raphael, Claire E, Tse, Gary, Vassiliou, Vassilios   +5 more
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Blunt trauma as a suspected cause of delayed constrictive pericarditis: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Constrictive pericarditis is a heterogeneous disease with many causes. Traumatic hemopericardium is an uncommon initiating cause. We report the case of a man developing constrictive pericarditis after blunt chest trauma, in order to ...
Arabia Francisco A, Jaroszewski Dawn E, Anderson Eric M   +2 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.
Doustkami, Hossein, Feizi, Iraj, Hooshyar, Afshin, Maleki, Nasrollah, Tavosi, Zahra   +4 more
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Armored heart as an image of constrictive pericarditis - a review of the literature [PDF]

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023
Introduction: Pericarditis is diagnosed among 5% patients hospitalized due to chest pain. It is included in pericardial syndromes together with constrictive pericarditis, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade.
Wojciech Wokurka, Agata Węgrzyniak, Dominik Drobek, Aleksandra Winiarz, Paula Szlendak, Katarzyna Toś, Kacper Wojtala, Michał Turek, Katarzyna Wąsala, Sylwia Grosman   +9 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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Quantification of echodensities in tuberculous pericardial effusion using fractal geometry: a proof of concept study [PDF]

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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Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Report of Two Cases [PDF]

Cureus, 2018
Constrictive pericarditis is a rare presentation. We need a very high index of clinical suspicion to diagnose the disease. It most commonly presents secondary to tuberculosis (TB) in the developing world and post-radiation therapy in the developed world.
Gangwani, Manesh Kumar, Hasan, Fariha, Khan, Javaid, Mahmood,, Salman B.   +3 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis: There Is Nothing More Deceptive than an Obvious Fact [PDF]

Diagnostics
Introduction: we discuss the clinical case of a patient referred to our cardiology unit to evaluate the need for a pericardiectomy due to constrictive pericarditis.
Daniele Masarone, Dario Catapano, Luigi Falco, Sabrina Siniscalchi, Emilio di Lorenzo   +4 more
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Development of rapid evaluation scale for pericardiectomy of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis by 12-lead electrocardiogram [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Aim We developed a rapid evaluation scale for pericardiectomy through a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), in order to improve the diagnostic accuracy of pericardiectomy of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis.
Yanhong Ren, Yanshu Dong, Xinyue Fan, Hongrui Xu, Shuangyi Yin   +4 more
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Constrictive pericarditis

Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2019
A patient presented with Ascites for 3 months. Clinical examination showed ascites , presence of atrial fibrillation and a raised JVP. Further evaluation helped make a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis.
Faraz Ahmed Farooqui
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