Pericardial waffle for effusive-constrictive pericarditis
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Pericardial waffle for effusive-constrictive pericarditis
Abstract
We present the case of a 55-year-old female marathon runner who presented with progressive exercise intolerance and was diagnosed with effusive-constrictive pericarditis. Stereotypical findings of this challenging diagnosis are shown by transthoracic echocardiographic and right heart catheterization. We treated the patient with a parietal pericardiectomy and pericardial waffle procedure to relieve a thick and constrictive epicardium.
Keywords: Constrictive pericarditis; Pericardial effusion; Pericardial waffle; Pericardiectomy.
© 2020 The Authors. ESC Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
Conflict of interest statement
None declared.
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