Acute Transient Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis

Kazuhito Hirata, MD; Izumi Nakayama, MD; Minoru Wake, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2019)

Acute Transient Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis

Kazuhito Hirata, MD,
Izumi Nakayama, MD,
Minoru Wake, MD

Affiliations

Kazuhito Hirata, MD: Division of Cardiology, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan; Address for correspondence: Dr. Kazuhito Hirata, Division of Cardiology, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2293, Japan.
Izumi Nakayama, MD: Intensive Care Unit, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan
Minoru Wake, MD: Division of Cardiology, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Uruma, Okinawa, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 4
pp. 616 – 621

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A 52-year-old female developed acute idiopathic pericarditis, which was complicated with tamponade. Constrictive physiology persisted after pericardiocentesis, and effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP) was diagnosed. Constrictive physiology improved in 10 days with anti-inflammatory therapy. This case was remarkable because it showed that ECP may present in an acute and reversible form. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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