Why the study?
The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis is challenging because there are currently no standard echocardiographic diagnostic criteria.
What are the key echocardiographic features of constrictive pericarditis that can be used to establish diagnostic criteria?
What are the key echocardiographic features of constrictive pericarditis that can be used to establish diagnostic criteria?
Echocardiography reveals consistent features such as atrial enlargement, restrictive filling, and pericardial thickening in constrictive pericarditis, supporting its use for timely diagnosis.
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Proposed CP echo criteria need prospective validation; leaves open diagnostic utility beyond this series.
Li et al. (2022) studied this question.
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