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- Title
A Case of Transient Constrictive Pericarditis in a 42-year-old Patient.
- Authors
Gradišer, Marina; Cmrečnjak, Jasna; Ostrički, Branko; Marodi, Ivana; Kokić, Višnja; Kokić, Slaven; Pal, Andrej
- Abstract
We report a case of 42 year old patient with acute idiopathic pericarditis in whom we describe transient cardiac con-striction, consisting of the temporary development of features of constrictive pericarditis with subsequent return to nor-mality after medical therapy alone. After a mean of 6 months, there have been no recurrences of constrictive physiology or clinical symptoms. The results of our study suggest that patients who have constrictive features early in the course of their illness and are hemodynamically stable should be considered for a trial of conservative therapy before pericar-diectomy is pursued.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTICS; SYMPTOMS; PERICARDITIS; MEDICAL protocols
- Publication
Collegium Antropologicum, 2014, Vol 38, Issue 1, p335
- ISSN
0350-6134
- Publication type
Case Study