Overcoming diagnostic challenges in constrictive pericarditis: why volume is important?
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
; 2024 Aug 31.
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| ID: mdl-39215895
ABSTRACT
A 65-year-old male with chronic liver disease and refractory ascites was being evaluated for liver transplant, when constrictive pericarditis (CP) was suspected. Initial diagnostics were inconclusive due to overdiuresis. After suspension of diuretics, cardiac magnetic resonance confirmed CP, leading to successful pericardiectomy and normalization of liver function, emphasizing volume status and multimodality imaging role in CP diagnosis.
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MEDLINE
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En
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Int J Cardiovasc Imaging
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal