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16173206

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
The decision to undergo pericardectomy for symptomatic pericardial constriction is usually dictated by an image of an abnormal pericardium. We report a case of symptomatic pericardial constriction despite radiographic and pathological evidence of a normal pericardium. The patient was successfully treated with a pericardectomy, with resolution of constrictive hemodynamics and symptoms. Our report suggests that a normal pericardium by computed tomography and biopsy should not preclude pericardectomy for patients who have refractory symptoms, physical findings, and intracardiac pressures diagnostic of constrictive pericarditis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0026-4075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
170
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
668-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Symptomatic pericardial constriction without active pericarditis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-5529, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports