Key result
Pericardiectomy successfully treats constrictive pericarditis secondary to ESRD in a cystic fibrosis patient.
Why the study?
In an ageing cystic fibrosis population, complications such as end-stage renal disease requiring haemodialysis and subsequent pericarditis are emerging, but constrictive pericarditis treated with pericardiectomy had not been described.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the possibility of constrictive pericarditis secondary to ESRD in the aging cystic fibrosis population and its treatment via pericardiectomy.
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Pericardiectomy may be feasible for this rare presentation; leaves open whether it warrants broader consideration in cystic fibrosis patients with end-stage renal disease.
In an ageing cystic fibrosis (CF) population, complication rates are rising. People with CF-related diabetes are increasingly developing microvascular complications, including end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring haemodialysis. There is an increased incidence of pericarditis in patients undergoing haemodialysis. This is the first ever case report to describe a CF patient with constrictive pericarditis secondary to ESRD, treated with pericardiectomy.
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Imtiaz et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Constrictive pericarditis secondary to end-stage renal disease in cystic fibrosis (n=1). Pericardiectomy was evaluated. Pericardiectomy was successfully used to treat constrictive pericarditis secondary to end-stage renal disease in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
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