Clinical and echocardiographic features of constrictive pericarditis:analysis of 36 cases with literature review / 北京大学学报(医学版)
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences)
;
(6)2003.
Article
in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To analyze the clinical and echocardiographic features of constrictive pericarditis.Methods:
Thirty-six patients diagnosed as having constrictive pericarditis from Oct. 1989 to Jun. 2007 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Clinical manifestations and echocardiographic features were analyzed.Results:
The main clinical manifestations were fatigue, effort dyspnea(100%), and sign of pressure elevation of vena cava(97%). Echocardiographic features included thickening of pericardium(67%), abnormal motion of septal and posterior wall of left ventricle in diastole(83%,75% respectively), left and right atrial enlargement(92%,39% respectively), early filling changes of mitral flow with respiration(93%), inferior vena cava dilation and without respiration variation(100%), mitral annulus paradoxical enhanced motion in early diastole.Conclusion:
Clinical manifestations of pressure elevation of vena cava were indicators for diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. Echocardiography could be a valuable method for confirming the diagnosis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences)
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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