Constrictive Pericarditis Flashcards
1
Q
What is it?
A
encasement of heart in dense fibrous or fibrocalcific scar
–prevents hypertrophy or dilatation
2
Q
misnomer
A
not really “itis”
3
Q
epidemiology and causes
A
rare
commonly due to previous purulent or tuberculous pericarditis
4
Q
differential diagnosis
A
restrictive cardiomyopathy
5
Q
echo, CT, MRIs show…
A
thickened pericardium
6
Q
Treatment
A
surgically strip the pericardium
