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Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep, 2019
A previously healthy 53-year-old Brazilian man presented with a 3-month history of anasarca, dyspnoea on minimal exertion, orthopnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea, low-grade fever and an unintentional 12 kg weight loss. No prior medical condition was related.
Lima NA, Lino DODC, Coelho NM, Melgar T.
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Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis. [PDF]

Res Cardiovasc Med, 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 G, Ali A, Alpendurada F, Prasad S, Raphael CE, Vassiliou V.   +5 more
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Right ventricular dysfunction after pericardiectomy for tuberculous constrictive pericarditis: A case report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Key Clinical Message This case report provides a peculiar case of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis (TCP) who presented with right ventricular dysfunction after pericardiectomy. Right ventricular dysfunction is one of the main postoperative complications after pericardiectomy.
Duarte NF, de Aguiar Trigueirinho Ferreira S, Filho DAA, Vidal CHL, Lima RS, Martins AVV, Castro RO, de Assis ACR, Soares PR, Scudeler TL.   +9 more
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ERDHEIM-Chester Disease: Two Fatal Cases With Unusual Presentations. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography‐computed tomography (FDG PET‐CT) demonstrated markedly increased metabolic activity in serosal surfaces including pericardium, pleura, and renal fascia, as well as diffuse uptake along vascular walls, particularly the entire aorta.
Daniel Andres RV, Álvarez Payares José C, Juliana MP.   +2 more
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Pericardial Metaplastic Ossification With Widespread Bone Formation: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Pathol
Pericardial disease can present clinically as acute pericarditis, pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, and constrictive pericarditis (CP). Pericardial calcification is present in less than 25% of all cases of CP, and patients with this finding are at risk for developing additional cardiac complications.
Gharia B, Graham A, C MC, Whitlock RP.
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A Rare Case of Pneumopericardium in the Setting of Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis. [PDF]

Case Rep Cardiol, 2017
A 28-year-old Filipino male was admitted due to high-grade fevers and dyspnea on a background of chronic cough and weight loss. Due to clinical and echocardiographic signs of cardiac tamponade, emergency pericardiocentesis was performed on his first hospital day.
Abrahan Iv LL, Obillos SMO, Aherrera JAM, Magno JDA, Uy-Agbayani CCC, Gopez UKG, Baldonado JJAR.   +6 more
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A case report of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis necessitating total pericardiectomy [PDF]

European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 2021
Nooraldaem Yousif, Abdulla Darwish, Elizabeth Paratz   +2 more
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Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis: 'armored heart'. [PDF]

QJM
Yang J, Xiang W, He R, Zhang P.
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A cursed duet-a case of tuberculous effusive-constrictive pericarditis. [PDF]

Ir J Med Sci
Abstract Introduction Effusive constrictive pericarditis (ECP) is a syndrome of combined pericardial effusive and constrictive physiology. Historically, it was a rare diagnosis which required invasive cardiac catheterisation confirmation post drainage of the pericardial effusion.
Hartnett J, Connolly N, Murphy R, Maree AO.   +3 more
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Analysis of risk factors of low cardiac output syndrome after pericardiectomy for tuberculous constrictive pericarditis: A retrospective study [PDF]

Indian Heart Journal
Shuangshuang Yan
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