Constrictive pericarditis, still a diagnostic challenge: comprehensive review of clinical management

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 502-510

  Schwefer, Markus ^a   Aschenbach, Rene ^a   Heidemann, Jan ^b   Mey, Celia ^a   Lapp, Harald ^a  

^a HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constrictive pericarditis; Heart failure; Pericardiectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PERICARDITIS, CONSTRICTIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749108092     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.004     Document Type: Review

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