Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Isolated Ascites.

Autor:	Hasnie AA; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA., Miller NJ; Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233 USA., Davies J; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233 USA., Von Mering G; Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233 USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Radiology case reports [Radiol Case Rep] 2021 Nov 19; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 259-264. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 19 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.1016/j.radcr.2021.10.047
Abstrakt:	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. (© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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