Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites

Constrictive pericarditis is a rare cause of right-sided heart failure secondary to a stiff, non-compliant pericardium. Clinical presentation can vary considerably and requires a high suspicion for diagnosis. A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal diste...

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Autores principales:	Ammar A. Hasnie, MD, Neal J. Miller, MD, James Davies, MD, Gregory Von Mering, MD
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2022
Materias:	Echocardiography Cardiac MRI Pericardial Diseases Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8381575401de4387a8e300498f8c3b792021-11-30T04:15:22ZConstrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites1930-043310.1016/j.radcr.2021.10.047https://doaj.org/article/8381575401de4387a8e300498f8c3b792022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321007615https://doaj.org/toc/1930-0433Constrictive pericarditis is a rare cause of right-sided heart failure secondary to a stiff, non-compliant pericardium. Clinical presentation can vary considerably and requires a high suspicion for diagnosis. A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal distension. An abdominal ultrasound revealed large volume ascites; thus, it was initially suspected he had underlying cirrhosis. However, an echocardiogram revealed a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. It's important for clinicians to consider constrictive pericarditis in a patient presenting with unexplained right-sided heart failure.Ammar A. Hasnie, MDNeal J. Miller, MDJames Davies, MDGregory Von Mering, MDElsevierarticleEchocardiographyCardiac MRIPericardial DiseasesMedical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicineR895-920ENRadiology Case Reports, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 259-264 (2022)
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topic	Echocardiography Cardiac MRI Pericardial Diseases Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920
spellingShingle	Echocardiography Cardiac MRI Pericardial Diseases Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920 Ammar A. Hasnie, MD Neal J. Miller, MD James Davies, MD Gregory Von Mering, MD Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites
description	Constrictive pericarditis is a rare cause of right-sided heart failure secondary to a stiff, non-compliant pericardium. Clinical presentation can vary considerably and requires a high suspicion for diagnosis. A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal distension. An abdominal ultrasound revealed large volume ascites; thus, it was initially suspected he had underlying cirrhosis. However, an echocardiogram revealed a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. It's important for clinicians to consider constrictive pericarditis in a patient presenting with unexplained right-sided heart failure.
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title	Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites
title_short	Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites
title_full	Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites
title_fullStr	Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites
title_full_unstemmed	Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites
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Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites

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