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Constrictive chronic pericarditis in children.

S M Gomes Ferreira1, A Gomes Ferreira, A do Nascimento Morais

  • 1Fundação Luiz Décourt, Serviço de Cardiologia, Federal do Pará, Brazil. ferreira@amazon.com.br

Cardiology in the Young
|April 11, 2001
PubMed
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Constrictive pericarditis, a rare pediatric condition, can cause severe heart constriction even without prior pericardial disease. Differentiating it from restrictive cardiomyopathy is crucial for proper treatment and prognosis.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Cardiac Physiology

Background:

  • Constrictive pericarditis is uncommon in children.
  • Pericardial thickening can lead to severe constrictive physiology.
  • Restrictive cardiomyopathy may present with similar hemodynamic features.

Observation:

  • Two pediatric patients presented with refractory ascites and elevated systemic venous pressure.
  • Cardiac catheterization revealed diastolic pressure equalization across all four chambers.
  • Doppler echocardiography showed a restrictive mitral inflow pattern.

Findings:

  • Magnetic resonance imaging did not detect pericardial thickening in either patient.
  • Cardiac catheterization findings were consistent with constrictive pericarditis, despite lack of suggestive clinical history.
  • One patient also exhibited hemodynamic features of restrictive cardiomyopathy.

Implications:

  • A high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose constrictive pericarditis in children, especially when no preceding pericardial disease is evident.
  • Co-existence of constrictive pericarditis and restrictive cardiomyopathy is possible.
  • Accurate differentiation is vital for appropriate management and improved patient outcomes.