Constrictive pericarditis and primary effusion lymphoma following allogeneic BMT for CML

Asbestos induced pericardial effusion and constrictive pericarditis.

The number of disorders attributable to asbestos exposure has increased gradually over the years. The latest to be recorded is pericardial effusion and constrictive pericarditis, and three cases are reported here. A man with bilateral pleural thickening and plaques developed acute pericarditis and an effusion and was treated by pericardiectomy. Two men died from constrictive pericarditis associ...

Hemodynamic studies following pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis.

PERICARDIECTOMY for constrictive pericarditis was first successfully performed just over 50 years ago' and has subsequently become the accepted definitive method of treatment. Postoperative clinical evaluations during this time have indicated good to excellent results in the majority of patients.2 8 Despite the wide use of cardiac catheterization in the preoperative evaluation of patients with ...

Transient constrictive pericarditis following cardiac surgery.

Transient constrictive pericarditis (CP) is quite rare, with only a few reports presented. Herein, we report 2 cases of transient CP following cardiac surgery. Case 1 was an 80-year-old man who underwent repair of a left ventricular free wall rupture, while Case 2 was a 69-year-old woman who underwent a conventional aortic valve implantation procedure. In both cases, constrictive features devel...

Constrictive pericarditis following Coxsackie virus infection.

Constrictive pericarditis presenting as unexplained dyspnea with recurrent pleural effusion.

There are myriad causes of unexplained dyspnea and pleural effusion. When a patient presents with these symptoms, an underlying pulmonary pathology is the commonly suggested etiology. We present a patient with unexplained dyspnea and recurrent right-side pleural effusion who was evaluated with thorough physical examination and definitive imaging modalities, including right and left heart cathet...