An Unusual Sticky Situation of New-Onset Right Sided Heart Failure

This case highlights the importance of having constrictive pericarditis (CP) as a differential diagnosis in unexplained sign and symptoms of right-sided heart failure. This case portrays challenges in diagnosing CP caused by certain rheumatologic diseases despite advances in diagnostic modalities, c...

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Autores principales: Dimitri, Demetrio Sharp, Parikh, Priya V, Sharma, Sneha, Wang, Sven, Souka, Ahmed, Effat, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10035051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36967731
http://dx.doi.org/10.15761/jccr.1000168
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Sumario:This case highlights the importance of having constrictive pericarditis (CP) as a differential diagnosis in unexplained sign and symptoms of right-sided heart failure. This case portrays challenges in diagnosing CP caused by certain rheumatologic diseases despite advances in diagnostic modalities, clinical suspicion remains the most important tool for this diagnosis.

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