Effusive–constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon pericardial syndrome characterized by concomitant tamponade, caused by tense pericardial effusion, and constriction, caused by the visceral ...

The most-common aetiologies of constrictive pericarditis in developed countries are cardiac surgery and idiopathic pericarditis, whereas in developing countries with high tuberculosis prevalence ...

These findings may not be present in all patients with constrictive pericarditis, hence, absence of these findings cannot be used to rule out constrictive pericarditis. Early and correct diagnosis ...

The constrictive pericarditis was assumed to be due to tuberculosis. Pericardiectomy was scheduled, and chemotherapy for tuberculosis begun. On the 14th hospital day, while awaiting surgery ...

Autoimmune pericarditis may also cause people to have other complications, including cardiac tamponade and constrictive pericarditis, which refers to permanent scarring and thickening of the ...

Bacterial pericarditis often develops following a ... caused by the buildup of fluid in the space around your heart muscle constrictive heart failure, which occurs when your heart can’t pump ...

Acute pericarditis is a condition in which inflammation occurs in the pericardium, the fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart. “Acute” means the condition develops quickly or suddenly.

Symptoms can happen at any age and may include: In some cases, restrictive cardiomyopathy may be confused with something called constrictive pericarditis. That’s where the layers of the sac that ...

Constrictive pericarditis is long-term, or chronic, inflammation of the pericardium. The pericardium is the sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart. Inflammation in this part of the heart ...

Advanced diagnostic methods and an increased awareness of clinicians provides a high percentage of accuracy in diagnosing difficult-to-detect diseases as CP, whether transient or chronic. This ...

Constrictive pericarditis occurs when scarring and calcification of the pericardium result in loss of normal elasticity. This limits diastolic relaxation of the heart and causes congestive heart ...