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Constrictive Pericarditis: A Challenging Diagnosis in Paediatrics
- Source :
- Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2015 (2015), Case Reports in Cardiology
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Pub, 2015.
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Abstract
- Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon disease in children, usually difficult to diagnose. We present the case of a 14-year-old boy with a previous history of tuberculosis and right heart failure, in whom constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed. The case highlights the need to integrate all information, including clinical data, noninvasive cardiac imaging, and even invasive hemodynamic evaluation when required, in order to establish the correct diagnosis and proceed to surgical treatment.
- Subjects :
- Constrictive pericarditis
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
business.industry
Case Report
Criança
Disease
Pericardite constritiva
medicine.disease
Right heart failure
lcsh:RC666-701
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Intensive care medicine
Surgical treatment
Child
Cardiac imaging
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2015 (2015), Case Reports in Cardiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....73919d48f422414fe4d0a69bdb01ed1a