Population
Patients with effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP)
Design
Review
Key result
Effusive-constrictive pericarditis involves concurrent effusion and constriction, which can improve with causal or anti-inflammatory treatment, or require pericardiectomy if ineffective.
Authors
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May support initial medical management in effusive-constrictive pericarditis; leaves open optimal pericardiectomy timing without prospective trials.
Effusive-constrictive pericarditis requires thorough etiological workup and can often be managed with causal or anti-inflammatory treatment before considering pericardiectomy.
Bernhard Maisch (2018) conducted a review in Effusive-constrictive pericarditis. Effusive-constrictive pericarditis involves concurrent effusion and constriction, which can improve with causal or anti-inflammatory treatment, or require pericardiectomy if ineffective.
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