Cardiovasc Imaging Asia.
2023 Jul;7(3):28-31. 10.22468/cvia.2023.00031.
Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis: A Classical Case and Review
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- 1Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum, Kerala, India
- KMID: 2548487
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.22468/cvia.2023.00031
Abstract
- Clinical manifestations of constrictive and restrictive physiology often overlap, posing a challenge in choosing among treatment options. This dilemma is increased when significant pleural effusion contributes to the symptomatology. We present a case of chronic constrictive pericarditis as a sequela of tubercular pericarditis and causing right heart failure and pleural effusion in subsequent presentation.
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