Key result
Pericardectomy was successfully used to treat a patient with early rheumatoid arthritis complicated by constrictive pericarditis.
Why the study?
Does pericardectomy benefit patients with constrictive pericarditis complicating early rheumatoid arthritis?
Case Report (n=1)
Does pericardectomy benefit patients with constrictive pericarditis complicating early rheumatoid arthritis?
Highlights the potential for cardiac involvement in rheumatoid arthritis and the successful use of pericardectomy for constrictive pericarditis in this setting.
May warrant consideration in rare early RA with constrictive pericarditis; leaves open efficacy pending larger studies.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease involving, in addition to joints, many organs in variable degrees. A case is presented of early rheumatoid arthritis complicated by constrictive pericarditis necessitating pericardectomy. This case is presented to emphasize a potential problem of cardiac involvement in evaluating the condition of a patient with rheumatoid disease and because few cases have been reported requiring surgical treatment.
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Lange et al. (1965) conducted a case report in Rheumatoid arthritis complicated by constrictive pericarditis (n=1). Pericardectomy was evaluated. Pericardectomy was successfully used to treat a patient with early rheumatoid arthritis complicated by constrictive pericarditis.
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