Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Dec 2015
Constrictive Pericarditis: Etiologic Spectrum, Patterns of Clinical Presentation, Prognostic Factors, and Long-term Follow-up.
Some reports have described a change in the etiologic spectrum of constrictive pericarditis. In addition, data on the relationship between its clinical presentation and etiology are lacking. We sought to describe the etiologies of the disease, their relationship with its clinical presentation and surgical findings, and to identify predictors of poor outcome. ⋯ Most cases of constrictive pericarditis are idiopathic. Cardiac surgery and radiation accounted for a minority of cases. Etiologic investigations are warranted only in acute or subacute presentations. Age, advanced functional class, and previous acute idiopathic pericarditis are associated with increased mortality.