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Constrictive Pericarditis as a Long-term Undetermined Etiology of Ascites and Edema

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is defined as impedance to diastolic filling caused by a fibrotic pericardium. The diagnosis of CP is a clinical challenge and requires a high index of clinical suspicion. The signs and symptoms of CP include fatigue, edema, ascites, and liver dysfunction. These can be...

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Autores principales: Kamio, Takahiro, Hiraoka, Eiji, Obunai, Kotaro, Watanabe, Hiroyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29321423
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.9455-17