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JACC: Case Reports, 2020 A 72-year-old man on rivaroxaban developed effusive constrictive pericarditis secondary to hemopericardium. His condition improved with anti-inflammatory therapy supporting a diagnosis of transient constrictive pericarditis.
Vardhmaan Jain, MD +6 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 +8 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 +2 more
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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. +2 more
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A rare case of constrictive pericarditis with Budd–Chiari syndrome due to right atrial thrombosis
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 Patients living with HIV (PLWH) with previous pulmonary tuberculosis, presenting with disproportionate ascites to peripheral congestion, should alert the clinician to consider constrictive pericarditis and Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS).
Somasundram Pillay, Nokwazi Moffat
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Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015 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 diagnosis. It can be used to exclude other causes of right heart failure, such as pulmonary hypertension or myocardial ...
Tse, Gary +5 more
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Successful Radical Pericardiectomy for Porcelain Constrictive Pericarditis
JACC: Case Reports, 2021 We report the case of a patient with severely calcified constrictive pericarditis and liver cirrhosis who underwent successful off-pump radical pericardiectomy. The cardiac parameters significantly improved without severe complications.
Yusuke Hamada, MD +4 more
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Blunt trauma as a suspected cause of delayed constrictive pericarditis: a case report
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 +2 more
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Pericarditis constrictiva: multimodalidad
Revista Colombiana de Cardiología, 2019 Resumen: La pericarditis constrictiva es una entidad clínica que se manifiesta con signos y síntomas de insuficiencia cardiaca diastólica, causada por un pericardio anormalmente engrosado y rígido, o ambos, y disminución consecuente del llenado ...
Renato Quispe +2 more
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