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An Unusual Case of Parasitic Constrictive Pericarditis

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
Parasitic constrictive pericarditis is a rare entity. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who presented with dyspnea, ascites, and pedal edema and was found to have constrictive pericarditis on multimodality imaging with positive serology for ...
Ankit Agrawal, MD, Ashwin K. Kumar, MD, Muhammad Majid, MD, Abdullah Yesilyaprak, MD, Beni Verma, MD, Aro Daniela Arockiam, MD, Osamah Badwan, MD, Alveena Batool Syed, MD, Allan L. Klein, MD   +8 more
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MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS

Российский кардиологический журнал, 2010
The features of pericardial morphology in constrictive pericarditis are described, based on the surgery material, which was obtained from 27 patients aged 5-77 years during pericardectomy.
V. V. Kochmasheva, E. S. Belikov, M. A. Dergunova   +2 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis: A Challenging Diagnosis in Paediatrics [PDF]

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2015
Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon disease in children, usually difficult to diagnose. We present the case of a 14-year-old boy with a previous history of tuberculosis and right heart failure, in whom constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed.
Mariana Faustino, Inês Carmo Mendes, Rui Anjos   +2 more
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis in a low-income-setting: Challenges and Outcome of Surgery

Ibom Medical Journal, 2022
Background: In a low-income setting like ours, chronic constrictive pericarditis is not uncommon. Affected patients present late for surgical management owing to poverty and ignorance. These two factors adversely affect the outcome of surgery. Objective:
Nwafor IA, Nwafor MN, Eze AC
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Case report: Epstein–Barr virus and constrictive pericarditis—An unusual combination

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
Constrictive pericarditis is a chronic inflammatory process that can lead to heart failure if not diagnosed and treated correctly. Although Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)–related pericarditis is a very rare condition, it should still be considered for a ...
Mario Panebianco, Eduard Limonjiani, Roberto Formigari, Veronica Bordonaro, Aurelio Secinaro, Enrico Cetrano, Adriano Carotti, Lorenzo Galletti, Sonia Albanese   +8 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis: An Overlooked Cause of Ascites [PDF]

, 2021
Aims: Constrictive pericarditis is a well-known but unusual and rare cause of ascites. The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis in most patients who have chronic ascites is challenging.
Özyiğit, Irmak, Koçyiğit, Beliz, Altay, Servet   +2 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis

Circulation Journal, 2008
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is characterized by scarring and loss of elasticity of the pericardium, resulting in external impedance of cardiac filling. In the developed world, CP is most frequently encountered as a consequence of previous cardiac surgery, thoracic irradiation, viral or idiopathic causes.
Sengupta, Partho P., Eleid, Mackram F., Khandheria, Bijoy K.   +2 more
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A case report of constrictive pericarditis: a forgotten cause of refractory ascites

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Constrictive pericarditis is well known but rare and commonly forgotten cause of ascites. Early diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis is difficult due to absence of typical cardiopulmonary signs and multiple vague symptoms and its insidious course.
Mohammad Barry, MD, Saud Al-Muhaidb, MD, Ahmed Fathala, MD   +2 more
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Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis in a HIV-positive patient [PDF]

, 2001
Constrictive pericarditis is a relatively rare clinical manifestation nowadays. We present the case of an HIV-positive patient with constrictive calcified pericarditis due to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Friedrich S. Eckstein, Mary-Claude Balmer, Eckstein, Friedrich S., Carrel, Thierry, Balmer, Mary-Claude, Thierry P. Carrel, Bohlmann, Michael K., Michael K. Bohlmann   +7 more
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Total Robotic Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis

, 2023
Constrictive pericarditis results from chronic fibrous thickening, and occasionally calcified adherence of the pericardium. The inelastic constriction of the pericardium impairs ventricular filling, resulting in increased filling pressures and decreased ...
Jett, G. Kimble (5419655), Kortney Robinson (17565273), Andrew B. Nguyen (10092045), Emily Shih (234270), John J. Squires (14796444)   +4 more
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