Prognostic Implications of Pulmonary Hypertension due to Constrictive Pericarditis
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Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is commonly a symmetrical pathological process from scarring, fibrosis and thickening involving the parietal and visceral pericardial layers; due to its compressive phenomenon on the cardiac chambers, CP results in diastolic dysfunction [1-9]. Although CP is regarded as a chronic process, some patients may develop mild pericardial constriction which may resolve spontaneously within few weeks or months following the initial insult. Constrictive pericarditis is thought to be a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH); as a result the main objective of this paper is to review PH due to CP.
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