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Ascitic Fluid Analysis Leading to the Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis in 2 Patients

Although well documented, constrictive pericarditis is a rare entity and an uncommon cause of heart failure. A stiff and noncompliant pericardium creates the disease’s unique hemodynamics and leads to elevated venous pressures, hepatic sinusoidal congestion, and draining of protein-rich fluid into t...

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Autores principales: Barbina, Sarah, Kavin, Umakanthan, Sutton, Michael M., Heincelman, Marc, Thomas, Meghan K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9112309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35546528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23247096221097530