Diagnosis and treatment of effusive-constrictive pericarditis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP) is a rare syndrome involving pericardial effusion and concomitant constrictive pericarditis. The hallmark is a persistently elevated right atrial pressure of >10 mmHg or reduction of less than 50% from baseline despite pericardiocentesis. Aetiologies include radiation, infection, malignancy, and autoimmune disease.

Case summary

A 71-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation, obesity, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnoea, managed with continuous positive airway pressure presented with acute pericarditis complicated by pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade. He was diagnosed with ECP after pericardiocentesis and was managed surgically with a pericardial window.

Discussion

Early detected cases of E

SUBMITTER: Al-Saiegh Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8184266 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature