P RESSURE patterns from the right auricle and ventricle in constrictive pericarditis were first described in 1946 by Bloomfield and associates' and recently by Hansen and associates2 and McKusick.3 The right auricular pressure curve consists of (a) an M or W shaped pattern with two upward and two downward deflections, (b) moderately or markedly elevated mean pressure and (c) failure of the down...

Despite careful clinical, noninvasive, and hemodynamic assessment of patients with constrictive/restrictive physiology, the differentiation of restrictive cardiomyopathy from constrictive pericarditis remains difficult. We examined the role of right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy in defining the underlying process in 54 patients with evidence of constrictive/restrictive physiology, including...

A new explanation for certain instances of acute reversible congestive phenomena in constrictive pericarditis is offered on the basis of 6 patients studied clinically and by right heart catheterization. In 2 cases intermittent tamponade in the presence of a rigid pericardiuma accounted for the reversibility of the congestive state, as contrasted with 4 cases presenting the chronic progressive c...

The usage of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) since 1980s is becoming more popular these days. The rate of both, endocarditis and constrictive pericarditis are low but it still needs attention. We are reporting a rare case of ICD endocarditis as a result of toe infection in a diabetic patient. This was followed by infectious pericarditis after device removal by open heart surgery and the...

A total of 100 patients treated with a single session of microwave thermotherapy at 4 European centers was stratified according to 2 different types of obstruction (constrictive and compressive) and compared to clinical outcome at 6 months. Patients had a Madsen-Iversen score of 8 or more, maximum flow rate of 15 ml. per second or less and residual urine volume of 300 ml. or less at entry. The ...

BACKGROUND Melioidosis is a rare tropical bacterial infection caused by the Gram-negative soil saprophyte, Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis can mimic a variety of diseases due to its varied presentation, and unless it is treated rapidly, it can be fatal.  A rare case of melioidosis, with pericarditis and pericardial effusion, is described, which demonstrates the value of early diagnosis w...

Constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans and paraneoplastic pemphigus. Y. Hasegawa, K. Shimokata, S. Ichiyama, H. Saito. #ERS Journals Ltd 1999. ABSTRACT: Constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans is rare, and the pathogenesis of the disease often remains unknown. This study reports on the case of a 38 yr-old female with constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans and paraneoplastic pemphigus associated wit...

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a disease primarily affecting the pericardial sac surrounding heart. The constrictive physiology placed on heart chambers can lead to clinical presentations mimicking failure and possibly primary liver disease. diagnosis often be missed attributed other etiologies until patient undergoes extensive workup rule out each potential etiology. Diagnosis delayed, lead...

Some evidence suggests body postures can elicit emotion. Compared to neutral postures, constrictive are associated with negative affect and low arousal, whereas expansive have shown mixed effects. Qualitative methods may allow insights into this phenomenon. We asked 15 participants (mean age 43 years) adopt eight different expansive, constrictive, or drawn from previous power posing postural st...

BACKGROUND Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon disease that prevents the normal diastolic filling of the heart and pericardiectomy is the only satisfactory treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS The clinical characteristics and treatment of patients who underwent pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis (n = 23) were reviewed. Surgery was performed via left anterolateral thoracotomy plus tr...