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Constrictive pericarditis Flashcards

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Define constrictive endocarditis

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Heart is incased in a rigid pericardium

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Aetiology and risk factors of constrictive pericarditis

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Often unknown in the UK

can be TB, or caused by other pericarditis

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Epidiemology of constrictive pericarditis

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UK-rarely TB

other -TB

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Symptoms of constrictive pericarditis

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Symptoms of right heart failure:
Fatigue, ascites
abdominal discomfort (ascites, hepatosplenomegaly)
GI distress
Swollen ankles
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Signs of constrictive pericarditis

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Signs of RHF
Raised JVP, Kussmals signs (JVP rise with inspiration)
Diffuse apex beat, faint heart sounds, S3,
hepatospnelomegaly, ascites, oedema

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Tests for constrictive pericarditis

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CXR-small heart and pericardial calcification (CT/MRI to differentiate from other cardiomyopathy)

Echo
Cardiac catherisation

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