A failing right heart in an eggshell: A case report of idiopathic constrictive pericarditis
Clinical Case Reportskey Clinical Message Constrictive Pericarditis is a rare fibrotic conversion of the pericardium that results in non‐specific clinical symptoms such as hepatomegaly, ascites, pleural effusions, and lower extremity edema.
Nivedha Balaji +5 more
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Subacute pericardial abscess after aortic valve replacement: a case report
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Purulent pericarditis is an infectious disease, frequently caused by gram-positive bacteria, that is rarely observed in healthy individuals, and is often associated with predisposing conditions.
Ilenia Magnani +7 more
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N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as a noninvasive marker for restrictive syndromes [PDF]
, 2008 Constrictive pericarditis (CP) and restrictive cardiomyopathy share many similarities in both their clinical and hemodynamic characteristics and N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a sensitive marker of cardiac diastolic ...
ARTEAGA, E. +7 more
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Pericarditis Constrictiva in a 10-Year-Old Boy After Influenza A Virus Infection [PDF]
, 2018 Pericarditis constrictiva is caused by fibrotic degeneration of the pericardium and leads to impaired diastolic ventricular filling. The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis in children remains challenging and often requires a multimodal approach.
Knirsch, W. +2 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
, 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 +3 more
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An intriguing autopsy case of gangrene intestine [PDF]
, 2006 Background Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is one of the most common causes of hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a known cause of hyperlipidemia. There is a strong correlation between coronary and mesenteric vessel atherosclerosis.
E., E.Jayashankar +4 more
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Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
Circulation, 1999 To The Editor: The interesting case featured in “Images in Cardiovascular Medicine” in the March 3, 1998, issue of Circulation 1 illustrates how elusive the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis can be and demonstrates how important it is to perform a comprehensive 2-dimensional/Doppler echocardiographic examination on all patients referred to the ...
Stuart T. Higano +2 more
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A clinical case of tuberculosis with transient constrictive pericarditis and perimyocarditis
Echo Research and Practice, 2019 Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare diagnosis seen among as few as 1% of tuberculosis (TB) patients in developed countries. We present a case of a 60-year-old male suffering from a transient constrictive pericarditis and subclinical involvement of the ...
V D Mathiasen +3 more
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Constrictive Pericarditis: There Is Nothing More Deceptive than an Obvious Fact
DiagnosticsIntroduction: 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 +4 more
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Constrictive pericarditis with severe heart failure - a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2010 To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links fieldConstricitve pericarditis is an uncommon condition, often of unknown etiology but can be caused by infections, such as tuberculosis ...
Jón Þorkell Einarsson +3 more
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