constrictive pericarditis

We report a case of chronic nonspecific constrictive pericarditis with myocardial involvement in a 19-month-old infant. The patient underwent total pericardiectomy and had irreversible hemodynamic instability. Constrictive pericarditis is rare in childhood. It may follow several processes, most frequently an infectious disease. The natural course of the disease consists of progressive myocardia...

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Comprehensive characterization of constrictive pericarditis using multiparametric CMR.

Journal: :JACC. Cardiovascular imaging 2011

Christopher A Miller Helen Dormand David Clark Mark Jones Paul Bishop Matthias Schmitt

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is uniquely placed to characterize constrictive pericarditis. CMR comprehensively defines pericardial and myocardial anatomy as well as their structural and functional relationship. Indeed, through evaluation of regional myocardial deformation, ventricular interaction and venous return, CMR can accurately assess the physiological consequences of pericardial cons...

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tuberculous constrictive pericarditis

Journal: :research in cardiovascular medicine 0

gary tse cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk; school of medicine, imperial college london, london, uk aamir ali cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk francisco alpendurada cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk sanjay prasad cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk claire e raphael cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk; school of medicine, imperial college london, london, uk; cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk. vassilis vassiliou, cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk. tel: +44-2073518800, fax: +44-2073518816 vassilis vassiliou cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk; cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk. vassilis vassiliou, cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk. tel: +44-2073518800, fax: +44-2073518816

conclusions cmr with stir sequences, free breathing sequences and late gadolinium imaging can prove extremely useful for diagnosing constrictive pericarditis. case presentation a 77-year-old man from a country with high incidence of tuberculosis presented with severe dyspnea. echocardiography revealed a small left ventricle with normal systolic and mildly impaired diastolic function. left heart...

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