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A Case of Transient Constrictive Pericarditis in a 42 year old Patient
Marina Gradišer
; County Hospital Čakovec, Department of Cardiology, Čakovec, Croatia
Jasna Cmrečnjak
; County Hospital Čakovec, Department of Cardiology, Čakovec, Croatia
Branko Ostrički
; County Hospital Čakovec, Department of Cardiology, Čakovec, Croatia
Ivana Marodi
; County Hospital Čakovec, Department of Cardiology, Čakovec, Croatia
Višnja Kokić
; Clinical Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia
Slaven Kokić
; Clinical Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia
Andrej Pal
; County Hospital Varaždin, Department of Radiology, Varaždin, Croatia
Abstract
We report a case of 42 year old patient with acute idiopathic pericarditis in whom we describe transient cardiac constriction, consisting of the temporary development of features of constrictive pericarditis with subsequent return to normality after medical therapy alone. After a mean of 6 months, there have been no recurrences of constrictive physiology or clinical symptoms. The results of our study suggest that patients who have constrictive features early in the course of their illness and are hemodynamically stable should be considered for a trial of conservative therapy before pericardiectomy is pursued.
Keywords
transient constrictive pericarditis; echocardiography; conservative therapy
Hrčak ID:
120921
URI
Publication date:
31.3.2014.
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