Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma Causing Constrictive Pericarditis
We present a rare case of primary pericardial mesothelioma (PPM) causing constrictive pericarditis (CP). Our case highlights the importance of identifying the etiology of constriction and the role of multimodality imaging in CP. PPM is a primary pericardial malignancy and an unusual cause of CP that carries a grave prognosis despite pericardiectomy and/or chemotherapy. PPM can be difficult to diagnose and should be considered as a possibility when there is no other clear etiology of CP.
Authors
- Samuel T. Luebbe
- Mohamed Al‐Kazaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9357-0175)
- Quentin R. Youmans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5818-8091)
- Paul C Cremer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0794-3306)
- Farres Obeidin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-9238)
- Alana Lewis
- Tim Provias
- Douglas R. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2753-8164)
- Kunal Merchant
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Cardiovascular Institute of the South (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.103204
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00