Key result
Subtotal pericardectomy following diagnosis via multimodal cardiac imaging resulted in a full recovery for a 60-year-old male with heart failure caused by constrictive pericarditis.
Why the study?
Heart failure caused by constrictive pericarditis is rare with non-specific clinical signs, highlighting the need to consider less common etiologies to guide multimodal imaging and expedite surgical correction.
Case Report (n=1)
Multimodal cardiac imaging is essential for identifying rare, surgically correctable causes of heart failure such as constrictive pericarditis.
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Rare CP-related HF may be surgically curable with timely imaging; leaves open standardized diagnostic protocols.
Darabont et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Constrictive pericarditis (n=1). Multimodal cardiac imaging and subtotal pericardectomy was evaluated on Recovery. Subtotal pericardectomy following diagnosis via multimodal cardiac imaging resulted in a full recovery for a 60-year-old male with heart failure caused by constrictive pericarditis.
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