Key result
Constrictive pericarditis shows changing etiology and risks misdiagnosis as heart, lung, or liver disease.
Why the study?
The aetiology and clinical presentation of constrictive pericarditis have changed, and it remains an uncommon but treatable condition often misdiagnosed.
Observational
No
Constrictive pericarditis remains an uncommon but treatable condition whose changing aetiology and misleading presentation often lead to misdiagnosis.
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May alert clinicians to misdiagnosis risks in constrictive pericarditis; leaves open validation of etiology shifts in larger studies.
There are still patients who develop constrictive pericarditis. The aetiology has changed from times when it usually resulted from tuberculosis or purulent infection. The symptoms and signs may be misinterpreted and lead to the wrong diagnosis of congestive cardiac failure, lung disease, or liver disease. Patients with constrictive pericarditis present to specialists in different disciplines. We describe our experience, over five years, in one tertiary referral centre. We highlight the presentation, aetiology, investigation, and treatment and hope to remind all physicians of an uncommon but treatable condition.
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Marshall et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Constrictive pericarditis. Clinical experience and management was evaluated. Clinical experience over five years at a single tertiary center highlights the changing etiology of constrictive pericarditis and the risk of misdiagnosis as heart, lung, or liver disease.
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