An Armored Heart
We report a case of an overtly symptomatic patient with delayed diagnosis of massive (>25-mm thickness), circular, constrictive pericarditis. Our patient underwent a successful surgical pericardiectomy-a high-risk procedure-revealing an armored heart, with an impressive clinical improvement. Diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis is challenging and requires high clinical suspicion.
Authors
- Georgios Chalikias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4331-730X)
- Belkis Malkots
- Dimos Karangelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7633-9949)
- Theodoros D. Karamitsos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4658-5273)
- Dimitrios Tziakas
Institutions
- Democritus University of Thrace (GR)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- AHEPA University Hospital (GR)
- University Hospital of Alexandroupolis (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102412
- Primary Topic
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00