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Transient constrictive pericarditis: diagnosis by two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography
J K Oh1, L K Hatle, S L Mulvagh
1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
|December 1, 1993
Summary
Constrictive pericarditis can resolve spontaneously or with medical treatment, even with typical symptoms and Doppler findings. Awareness of this transient nature is crucial before considering surgical pericardiectomy.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine
Background:
- Constrictive pericarditis typically necessitates pericardiectomy for symptom relief.
- However, spontaneous or medically-induced resolution can occur in select cases.