Occult constrictive pericardial disease.
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Occult constrictive pericardial disease. Diagnosis by rapid volume expansion and correction by pericardiectomy.
Significant pericardial disease can exist without overt manifestations. Occult constrictive pericardial disease (OCPD) is identified by normal baseline hemodynamics and normal left ventricular systolic function with a characteristic response to rapid volume infusion. Following the intravenous administration of 1000 ml of normal saline over six to eight minutes, striking elevations of filling pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circ.58.1.647885