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A Review of the Surgical Treatment for Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2023 Chronic constrictive pericarditis results in the signs and symptoms of heart failure due to the chronic compression of the myocardium. When the pericardium becomes thickened and fibrosed, surgery is the sole curative management strategy. Surgery leads to
Imran Khan
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Surgical Treatment of Constrictive Pericarditis
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023 Introduction The mainstay of the treatment of constrictive pericarditis is pericardiectomy. However, surgery is associated with high early morbidity and mortality and low long-term survival.
Brunella Bertazzo +3 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 1999 Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon but treatable cause of heart failure that results from a variety of acute inflammatory processes. Corticosteroids appear to prevent the development of constriction in selected patients with active pericardial inflammation.
G. William Dec, Ignacio Inglessis
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Multimodality Imaging of Constrictive Pericarditis: Pathophysiology and New Concepts
Current Cardiology Reports, 2022 The unique pathophysiological changes of constrictive pericarditis (CP) can now be identified with better imaging modalities, thereby helping in its early diagnosis.
S. Sohal +8 more
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Constrictive pericarditis caused by viral myocarditis in children: a brief report
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022 Background Constrictive pericarditis is more common in adults and has a low incidence in children. Here is a case of coxsackie virus induced myocarditis in children, resulting in constrictive pericarditis.
Haiyan Lei +3 more
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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. Case summary
G. Viani +3 more
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated constrictive pericarditis
BMJ Case Reports, 2021 This report documents a rare case of COVID-19-associated constrictive pericarditis (CP) in the setting of a recent COVID-19 infection. A 55-year-old man with a history of hypertension and gout presented with acute hypoxic respiratory failure and was ...
J. K. Beckerman +4 more
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Constrictive pericarditis: 21 years' experience and review of literature
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 To the best of our knowledge there are no publications about Tunisian experience in constrictive pericarditis (CP); the aim of this study was therefore to review our twenty-one years’ experience in terms of clinical and surgical outcomes and risk factors
Taamallah Karima +5 more
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Subacute effusive-constrictive pericarditis in a patient with COVID-19
BMJ Case Reports, 2021 We report the case of a previously healthy young woman, who developed a severe form of COVID-19 with massive pneumonia and acute pericarditis in whom constrictive physiology developed rapidly. To our knowledge, this represents the second reported case of
R. Diaconu +3 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Constrictive pericarditis is a rare cause of right-sided heart failure secondary to a stiff, non-compliant pericardium. Clinical presentation can vary considerably and requires a high suspicion for diagnosis. A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency
Ammar A. Hasnie, MD +3 more
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