Heavily thickened pericardium with constrictive pericarditis.

Authors

Abid Laghari, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Javed Tai, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Department

Medicine

Abstract

A middle-aged male presented with symptoms of exertional shortness of breath and leg swelling for the past six months. Examination revealed raised jugular venous pressure (JVP), pitting pedal oedema, muffled heart sounds, bilateral pleural effusion and hepatomegaly. Echocardiogram showed features of constrictive pericarditis with heavily thickened pericardium, which was confirmed by cardiac computed tomography (CT). The patient underwent pericardiectomy following which echocardiographic features of constriction were reversed and the patient became asymptomatic.

Comments

CASE REPORT

Publication (Name of Journal)

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Recommended Citation

Laghari, A., Tai, J. (2013). Heavily thickened pericardium with constrictive pericarditis.. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 63(5), 639-641.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_med/261