Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis in Immunocompetent Migrants From High-Incidence Countries
Our cases demonstrate that a prompt, conservative approach to tuberculous pericarditis, confirmed by functional recovery and imaging findings, can lead to marked clinical and hemodynamic improvement, potentially obviating the need for invasive procedures or surgical intervention in selected patients.
Authors
- Claudia D’Agostino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4399-8785)
- Claudio Maria Mastroianni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1286-467X)
- Ilaria De Angelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-9843)
- Luca Bortolani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3987-2303)
- Guido Siccardi
- Edoardo Bogliolo
- Álvaro Oscar Campana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4488-8184)
- Emiliano Altavilla
- Claret Osimiri
- Irene Corbo
Institutions
- Policlinico Umberto I (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106413
- Primary Topic
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00