Key result
Pericardial window with daptomycin and linezolid yields clinical improvement in a constrictive pericarditis case.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of multimodality imaging including echocardiography, CT, and MRI in diagnosing constrictive pericarditis.
Should not yet change practice in constrictive pericarditis; hypothesis-generating case report leaves optimal therapy open.
We report a case of constrictive pericarditis (CP), a rare condition caused by fibrotic pericardial thickening or scarring resulting in restricted ventricular filling. Echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are key in diagnosis.
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Patel et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Constrictive pericarditis (n=1). Pericardial window and antibiotic therapy (daptomycin and linezolid) was evaluated on Clinical improvement. Creation of a pericardial window and targeted antibiotic therapy with daptomycin and linezolid led to significant clinical improvement in an 80-year-old male with constrictive pericarditis.
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