Key result
A multimodal diagnostic approach integrating clinical data, noninvasive imaging, and invasive hemodynamics successfully identified constrictive pericarditis in a 14-year-old boy.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the importance of a multimodality diagnostic approach, including invasive hemodynamics when necessary, to diagnose rare cases of constrictive pericarditis in pediatric patients.
May support multimodal diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis in select pediatric cases; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon disease in children, usually difficult to diagnose. We present the case of a 14-year-old boy with a previous history of tuberculosis and right heart failure, in whom constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed. The case highlights the need to integrate all information, including clinical data, noninvasive cardiac imaging, and even invasive hemodynamic evaluation when required, in order to establish the correct diagnosis and proceed to surgical treatment.
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Faustino et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Constrictive pericarditis (n=1). Multimodal diagnostic evaluation and surgical treatment was evaluated on Diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. A multimodal diagnostic approach integrating clinical data, noninvasive imaging, and invasive hemodynamics successfully identified constrictive pericarditis in a 14-year-old boy.
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