Key result
Pericardiectomy led to clinical and paraclinical improvement with the disappearance of shortness of breath and edema in a patient with constrictive pericarditis.
Why the study?
Constrictive pericarditis is difficult to diagnose due to non-specific manifestations and increasing post-cardiac surgery etiology, often leading to delayed recognition in patients presenting with heart failure symptoms.
Case Report (n=1)
Constrictive pericarditis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with heart failure symptoms and a history of cardiac surgery, as pericardiectomy can provide significant clinical improvement.
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May support pericardiectomy for symptom relief in post-surgical constrictive pericarditis; leaves open need for controlled studies.
Vankhin et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Constrictive pericarditis (n=1). Pericardiectomy was evaluated on Clinical and paraclinical improvement. Pericardiectomy led to clinical and paraclinical improvement with the disappearance of shortness of breath and edema in a patient with constrictive pericarditis.
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