Cor Vasa 2020, 62(5):510-512 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2020.057

An easily dismissed suspect of heart failure

Helder Santos, Hugo Miranda, Mariana Santos, Inês Grácio Almeida, Lurdes Almeida
Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Barreiro Montijo E.P.E., Barreiro, Portugal

Constrictive pericarditis is a rare pathology with several potential clinical manifestations. Its presence can be discovered as an incidental finding or as a primary cause of other manifestations or diseases. The pericardiectomy is the only curative measure; however, it could lead to some complications and we should always measure the pro and cons of the procedure. We present a case of a female patient admitted for typical atrial flutter and heart failure symptoms. Etiology investigation revealed a rare cause of heart failure - idiopathic constrictive pericarditis - after several investigations' exams.

Keywords: Atrial flutter, Constrictive pericarditis, Heart failure, Pericardiectomy, Transthoracic echocardiography

Received: March 31, 2020; Revised: May 27, 2020; Accepted: June 4, 2020; Published: November 1, 2020  Show citation

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Santos H, Miranda H, Santos M, Almeida IG, Almeida L. An easily dismissed suspect of heart failure. Cor Vasa. 2020;62(5):510-512. doi: 10.33678/cor.2020.057.
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