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SUBMITTER: Nabati M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5027168 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nabati Maryam M Yosofnezhad Keyvan K Taghavi Morteza M Abbasi Ali A Ghaemian Ali A
The journal of Tehran Heart Center 20160401 2
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is an uncommon post inflammatory disorder. It is described as pericardial thickening, myocardial constriction, and impaired diastolic filling. The most common etiologies are idiopathy, mediastinal radiotherapy, and prior cardiac surgery. Less common etiologies include viral infections, collagen vascular disorders, renal failure, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, and blunt chest trauma. CP can less commonly be caused by malignancy. We report a very rare case of non-Hodgkin ...[more]