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Cardiology in review · Nov 2003
Case ReportsThe hemodynamic signs of constrictive pericarditis can be mimicked by tricuspid regurgitation.
- Jill Studley, Dennis A Tighe, John M Joelson, and Joseph E Flack.
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
- Cardiol Rev. 2003 Nov 1; 11 (6): 320-6.
AbstractA case with clinical and hemodynamic findings consistent with constrictive pericarditis is reported. At surgery, the pericardium was not thickened or adherent to the epicardial wall. As suggested by echocardiography, a diagnosis of severe tricuspid regurgitation was confirmed. This case illustrates that invasive hemodynamic findings consistent with a picture of pericardial constriction can be produced by processes other than constrictive pericarditis.
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