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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
The differentiation of restrictive cardiomyopathy from pericardial constriction remains a difficult clinical problem. Although the historical, noninvasive, and hemodynamic and angiographic features discussed here provide poor discriminating value when considered individually, a combination of clues may suggest one diagnosis or the other. Endomyocardial biopsy affords the greatest hope of avoiding unnecessary surgical exploration. Thoracotomy continues, however, to be the gold standard by which to make the distinction, carrying with it significant risk in patients with underlying restrictive cardiomyopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0733-8651
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
663-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
The differentiation of restrictive cardiomyopathy from constrictive pericarditis.
pubmed:affiliation
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacer Laboratory, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review