Key result
Pericardiectomy relieves symptoms and volume overload in a case of idiopathic constrictive pericarditis.
Case Report (n=1)
Constrictive pericarditis should be considered in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, though multimodality imaging can sometimes yield discordant results delaying diagnosis.
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Discordant multimodality imaging may delay constrictive pericarditis diagnosis in HFpEF; leaves open need for standardized protocols in prospective studies.
Anderson et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Idiopathic constrictive pericarditis (n=1). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on Relief of symptoms and volume overload. Pericardiectomy successfully relieved symptoms and volume overload in a 35-year-old man with idiopathic constrictive pericarditis whose diagnosis was delayed by discordant multimodality imaging.
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