Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc. 2023; 36(1): e366
My Approach to Echocardiographic Assessment for Constrictive Pericarditis
Abstract
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a condition in which scarring and loss of elasticity of the pericardium result in impaired ventricular filling, diastolic dysfunction, and right heart failure. The diagnosis of this pathology is challenging, with frequent need for multimodal imaging techniques, among which echocardiography represents the initial imaging modality for the diagnostic evaluation, in addition to allowing the differentiation of CP from restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) and other conditions that mimic constriction.How I Perform Echocardiographic Assessment for CP
My Approach to Echocardiographic Assessment for Constrictive Pericarditis
Keywords: Constrictive pericarditis; Heart failure; Pericardium
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