Key result
Pericardiectomy resolves symptoms in a rare presentation of localized constrictive pericarditis with unilateral effusion.
Why the study?
Localized constrictive pericarditis affecting the left ventricle presenting with left pleural effusion is a rare clinical entity requiring detailed characterization.
Design
Case report
Authors
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Case report of surgical improvement in localized constrictive pericarditis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet alter practice.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights that constrictive pericarditis localized to the left ventricle can present atypically with unilateral left pleural effusion and can be successfully treated with surgery.
Akdemir et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Constrictive Pericarditis Localized To Left Ventricle (n=1). Surgery was evaluated on Symptom improvement. Surgery improved symptoms in an 18-year-old woman with localized constrictive pericarditis presenting with a unilateral left-sided pleural effusion.
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