Constrictive pericarditis is a rare type of pericardial disease that can be caused by various factors. Tuberculosis (TB) one the most common causes this abnormality in Indonesia. Interestingly, tuberculous constrictive occur absence acute pericarditis, pulmonary, or extrapulmonary TB. This case described male adolescent with refractory right-sided heart failure symptoms who developed rapidly pr...

Here we present a patient who had unexplained ascites despite lengthy series of investigations. Extrathoracic manifestations constrictive pericarditis such as re- solving often cover the true situation and lead to delayed diagnosis. A six-year-old boy was referred our hospital due three-year history abdominal distention, difficulty in breathing. chest x-ray revealed heart enlargement. Th...

Mixed lesion of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy and Constrictive Pericarditis is a rarely reported clinical entity which poses a diagnostic and therapeutic enigma to physicians. The management of both conditions differs markedly. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy is managed either conservatively or cardiac transplant may be offered. On the other hand, Constrictive Pericarditis can be surgically treated by ...

Between 1955 and 1972, eight children receiving mediastinal irradiation for intrathoracic malignancy developed constrictive pericarditis. Six of these followed irradiation for Hodgkin's disease and represent 7% of 86 children receiving irradiation for that disease. In patients with Hodgkin's disease, the development of constrictive pericarditis was related to the dose of radiation and the use o...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze the preoperative attributes and clinical impacts of complete pericardiectomy in chronic constrictive pericarditis. METHODS A total of 26 patients were treated from January 2001 to December 2013. The pericardium was resected as widely as possible. When excessive bleeding or hemodynamic instability occurred intraoperatively, a cardiopulmonary bypa...

Abstract Background/Introduction Although pericardiectomy is an effective treatment of constrictive pericarditis (CP), clinical outcome not always successful. Pericardial calcification a unique finding in CP. However, the amount and localization vary. Computer tomography (CT) can visualize pericardial with high sensitivity provide anatomical assessment. Purpose We investigated that how pattern ...