Constrictive Pericardial Heart Disease



Fig. 9.1
Tubular deformity of the left ventricle in pericardial constriction



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Fig. 9.2
Respiro-phasic variation due to ventricular interaction in constriction


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Fig. 9.3
Pericardial thickening (black arrows) and calcification (white arrows) as demonstrated by CT


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Fig. 9.4
Pericardial enhancement and circumferential thickening by MRI


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References



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Talreja DR, Edwards WD, Danielson GK, Schaff HV, Tajik AJ, Tazelaar HD, et al. Constrictive pericarditis in 26 patients with histologically normal pericardial thickness. Circulation. 2003;108(15):1852–7. Epub 2003/10/01.PubMedCrossRef


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Ling LH, Oh JK, Schaff HV, Danielson GK, Mahoney DW, Seward JB, et al. Constrictive pericarditis in the modern era: evolving clinical spectrum and impact on outcome after pericardiectomy. Circulation. 1999;100(13):1380–6. Epub 1999/09/29.PubMedCrossRef

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